NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Speedway Quaker State 400 Team Chevy Post-Race ReportJ uly 12, 2026

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In a rain-delayed race that entered the early hours of Monday morning at EchoPark Speedway, Spire Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar battled through an overtime attempt and a three-wide battle to the line that saw the Michigan native lead Chevrolet to the finish with a third-place result. The performance marked the No. 77 Chevrolet team’s third top-five speedway finish of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.  The Team Chevy top-10 saw three drivers representing three different organizations. Trackhouse Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen rounded out a strong points day with a sixth-place result, with Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon coming home with a season-best seventh-place finish.  RACE RECAP:  Stage One: Saturday’s qualifying session for the NASCAR Cup Series saw six Team Chevy drivers earn a top-10 starting position for the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway – an effort led by Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon, who swept the second row to lead the manufacturer to the green flag of the opening stage. Within 10 laps around the 1.54-mile oval, the lead pack settled into position with Larson leading the way for the Bowtie brigade from a position within the top-five. The early power mover of Stage One came out of the Richard Childress Racing camp, with Austin Hill turning a 30th-place qualifying effort into a position in the top-seven just before the 20-lap marker. A quiet opening stage saw the race go caution-free for the first 60 laps around the Georgia-based circuit. Hungry for his first speedway victory, Larson managed to maintain a top-five running position for much of Stage One, putting the Hendrick Engine Department’s power on full display when he climbed into second and a battle for the top position with then race leader, Ryan Blaney, during the closing laps – ultimately taking the first green-white checkered flag in the third position. Stage Two: Each making a gain in the race off pit road during the stage break, it was Larson and Dillon that found themselves back in the top-five to lead the Chevrolet camp to the green flag for the start of Stage Two. While the top-10 quickly shuffled during the opening laps of the stage, Larson found his footing in the top lane to reach a side-by-side battle with Blaney once again – edging his No. 5 Chevrolet to the point 10 laps into the run to lead his first laps of the race. Following suit was the series’ most recent speedway winner, Carson Hocevar, who joined the fight for the top position shortly thereafter to become the manufacturer’s second different leader at that point of the evening. While the fight for the lead remained tight among the top-five, it was Hocevar’s Chevrolet that sat in command and clear of his competitors as the stage hit the one-third mark. With the threat of rain on the horizon, a sense of urgency came across the field as the top-three runners continued to trade positions. But it was the event’s defending winner and Georgia native, Chase Elliott, that was making a quiet climb up the leaderboard – entering the top-five for the first time of the evening as the race hit Lap 100. Sitting in the fifth position eight laps later, the race went under red flag conditions as rain took over the speedway.  After a lengthy delay that brought the race into Monday morning, engines fired to resume the program just prior to the halfway point. With the field hitting pit road as the race went back under caution, varying pit strategies saw a two-tire call by crew chief, Luke Lambert, put Hocevar back in the top-five for the restart. In familiar fashion, the Michigan native remained a steady fixture in the top-five throughout much of the run until the potential of a flat tire saw the No. 77 fall through the field. But it was his Spire Motorsports teammate, Daniel Suarez, that took over the command for the Bowtie brand – climbing up into the top-five for his highest running position of the race to lead the manufacturer to the second green-white checkered flag. Final Stage: Taking the green flag with 93 laps to go in the race, it was Connor Zilisch that made his first appearance of the evening in the top-five for the start of the final stage. In just two laps, the lead pack quickly gained a third lane to shake up the leaderboard. Despite contact made while battling in the top lane, the speed of the No. 5 Chevrolet prevailed as the reigning champion made a fast rebound to re-enter the top-five with his Team Chevy teammate, Shane van Gisbergen, in tow. A caution for a spin near the tail-end of the field saw crew chief, Cliff Daniels, make a two-tire call under the caution – resulting in a four-position gain in the race off pit road and a place on the front row for the restart with 60 laps to go. But his strong speedway run took a turn with 19 laps to go when a stack-up in the top lane forced Larson into a spin down the front straightaway to bring out the caution. A restart with 14 laps to go saw Hocevar back on the front row for a late-race dash to the finish. Electing the outside lane, Hocevar and Blaney stayed side-by-side for opening lap of the restart. But it was a Lap 255 caution that set up the race for an overtime attempt with Hocevar scored as the leader. In a three-wide battle to the line, Hocevar came home with a third-place result to lead Chevrolet to the finish.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 3rd – Carson Hocevar6th – Shane van Gisbergen7th – Austin DillonChevrolet’s season statistics with 20 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 4Top-Fives: 37Top 10s: 71Stage Wins: 15

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at North Wilkesboro Speedway with the Window World 450 on Sunday, July 19, at 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on TNT Sports, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

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Hocevar Leads Chevrolet with Third-Place Result in Overtime Finish at EchoPark Speedway

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In a rain-delayed race that entered the early hours of Monday morning at EchoPark Speedway, Spire Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar battled through an overtime attempt and a three-wide battle to the line that saw the Michigan native lead Chevrolet to the finish with a third-place result. The performance marked the No. 77 Chevrolet team’s third top-five speedway finish of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.  The Team Chevy top-10 saw three drivers representing three different organizations. Trackhouse Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen rounded out a strong points day with a sixth-place result, with Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon coming home with a season-best seventh-place finish.  RACE RECAP:  Stage One: Saturday’s qualifying session for the NASCAR Cup Series saw six Team Chevy drivers earn a top-10 starting position for the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway – an effort led by Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon, who swept the second row to lead the manufacturer to the green flag of the opening stage. Within 10 laps around the 1.54-mile oval, the lead pack settled into position with Larson leading the way for the Bowtie brigade from a position within the top-five. The early power mover of Stage One came out of the Richard Childress Racing camp, with Austin Hill turning a 30th-place qualifying effort into a position in the top-seven just before the 20-lap marker. A quiet opening stage saw the race go caution-free for the first 60 laps around the Georgia-based circuit. Hungry for his first speedway victory, Larson managed to maintain a top-five running position for much of Stage One, putting the Hendrick Engine Department’s power on full display when he climbed into second and a battle for the top position with then race leader, Ryan Blaney, during the closing laps – ultimately taking the first green-white checkered flag in the third position. Stage Two: Each making a gain in the race off pit road during the stage break, it was Larson and Dillon that found themselves back in the top-five to lead the Chevrolet camp to the green flag for the start of Stage Two. While the top-10 quickly shuffled during the opening laps of the stage, Larson found his footing in the top lane to reach a side-by-side battle with Blaney once again – edging his No. 5 Chevrolet to the point 10 laps into the run to lead his first laps of the race. Following suit was the series’ most recent speedway winner, Carson Hocevar, who joined the fight for the top position shortly thereafter to become the manufacturer’s second different leader at that point of the evening. While the fight for the lead remained tight among the top-five, it was Hocevar’s Chevrolet that sat in command and clear of his competitors as the stage hit the one-third mark. With the threat of rain on the horizon, a sense of urgency came across the field as the top-three runners continued to trade positions. But it was the event’s defending winner and Georgia native, Chase Elliott, that was making a quiet climb up the leaderboard – entering the top-five for the first time of the evening as the race hit Lap 100. Sitting in the fifth position eight laps later, the race went under red flag conditions as rain took over the speedway.  After a lengthy delay that brought the race into Monday morning, engines fired to resume the program just prior to the halfway point. With the field hitting pit road as the race went back under caution, varying pit strategies saw a two-tire call by crew chief, Luke Lambert, put Hocevar back in the top-five for the restart. In familiar fashion, the Michigan native remained a steady fixture in the top-five throughout much of the run until the potential of a flat tire saw the No. 77 fall through the field. But it was his Spire Motorsports teammate, Daniel Suarez, that took over the command for the Bowtie brand – climbing up into the top-five for his highest running position of the race to lead the manufacturer to the second green-white checkered flag. Final Stage: Taking the green flag with 93 laps to go in the race, it was Connor Zilisch that made his first appearance of the evening in the top-five for the start of the final stage. In just two laps, the lead pack quickly gained a third lane to shake up the leaderboard. Despite contact made while battling in the top lane, the speed of the No. 5 Chevrolet prevailed as the reigning champion made a fast rebound to re-enter the top-five with his Team Chevy teammate, Shane van Gisbergen, in tow. A caution for a spin near the tail-end of the field saw crew chief, Cliff Daniels, make a two-tire call under the caution – resulting in a four-position gain in the race off pit road and a place on the front row for the restart with 60 laps to go. But his strong speedway run took a turn with 19 laps to go when a stack-up in the top lane forced Larson into a spin down the front straightaway to bring out the caution. A restart with 14 laps to go saw Hocevar back on the front row for a late-race dash to the finish. Electing the outside lane, Hocevar and Blaney stayed side-by-side for opening lap of the restart. But it was a Lap 255 caution that set up the race for an overtime attempt with Hocevar scored as the leader. In a three-wide battle to the line, Hocevar came home with a third-place result to lead Chevrolet to the finish.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 3rd – Carson Hocevar6th – Shane van Gisbergen7th – Austin DillonChevrolet’s season statistics with 20 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 4Top-Fives: 37Top 10s: 71Stage Wins: 15

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at North Wilkesboro Speedway with the Window World 450 on Sunday, July 19, at 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on TNT Sports, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes: Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 7th “Incredibly proud of the entire No. 3 Titan Outreach Chevrolet team at EchoPark Speedway. RCR and ECR built another fast Chevy. We battled late into the night and never gave up, making the needed adjustments and strategy calls to put ourselves at the front in the final laps. The only thing I could have done differently is take a different line for the last restart and maybe we wouldn’t have gotten bound up the way we did. We’ll carry this momentum into the next few weeks of racing with a stretch of tracks coming up that have been strong for the No. 3 team.”   Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 31st “Man, I hate the way that one ended. We were gaining steam there in the closing laps and had our Bank OZK Chevrolet in position for a solid top-10 finish. I thought we were going to have the wreck missed, but then I got hit in the left side. We tried to make repairs, but the damage was too much. Unfortunate ending but that’s the way these drafting track races go sometimes. The guys made the car better throughout the race. We were just too tight on entry and exit. Proud of the effort overall.”   Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 3rdHocevar on the final restart: “It was fun. I’m happy for Ryan (Blaney, race winner). I just didn’t quite have enough help there at the end, unfortunately. Once I got a big lead, I needed them to stay three-wide and I think I would have just ran away. But they got cleared and it was just too big of a run to throw a block. We got three-wide there and I just needed a little help. Our No. 77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet team had a lot of fun. We were able to execute at a high level all night.”    Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 6th“I’m still replaying it in my head, but we’ll take a sixth-place finish. We needed a great points day. Overall, it was an excellent day for this No. 97 SuperFile Chevrolet team. We were up front for most of the race. We didn’t get many stage points, but we got some. We’ll take that and move onto next weekend (at North Wilkesboro Speedway).”

NASCAR CUP SERIES ECHOPARK SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES JULY 11, 2026

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at EchoPark Speedway. The Dawsonville, Georgia, native returns to his home track as the defending winner of the track’s summer race.

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NASCAR CUP SERIESECHOPARK SPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESJULY 11, 2026

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at EchoPark Speedway. The Dawsonville, Georgia, native returns to his home track as the defending winner of the track’s summer race.

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Media Availability Quotes: Elliott on this weekend’s In-Season Challenge Match-Up Against Chase Briscoe: “Collectively as a team, if we go do our jobs, you’re going to take care of the In-Season Challenge, as well. That’s where my mind is at, which is trying to survive the carnage that I’m sure is inbound for all of us tomorrow night. Hopefully we’ll be rolling there at the end and have a shot.”  Reflecting back on last summer’s race here at EchoPark Speedway, how different is the day versus the night race here? Also, how big was that win for you last year, in terms of changing the direction of how your team’s season move forward into the playoffs? “Yeah, it was definitely a big win. Anytime you can win at your home track, it’s just always a really big deal. It just feels a little different. It’s not like I’m trying any harder… I try hard every week. It’s not like I’m necessarily doing anything different, but I do think to cross that bridge and to kind of check that box, it had a little different feel to it. I have a lot of pride being from here and sharing a home state with a lot of the people that are going to be sitting up in the crowd tomorrow night, which I think is really cool. The home wins are really neat. I don’t know how much it really changed the course or direction of our season with how different this race is and it kind of being a speedway-style race, but it was a great night and one I’ll never forget, for sure. It was special for a lot of reasons, so hopefully we can run that back.” With six races remaining in the regular season, it seems like your team is hitting your stride at the right time. Is that the sense that you have, and if so, what is it that’s led your team to that point? “Yeah, I think for us, it’s just staying straight in the direction that the race is meant to be going. I think I crashed or was spun out for about two months, from Charlotte on, it seemed like. So, I think for us, it’s just about putting together solid races; executing good days and trying to minimize mistakes. I feel like there’s been a lot of mistakes from me personally throughout that timespan. So, yeah, just piecing that all together and trying to get back to doing what we do well. For us, there’s been pace at different points in time, so it’s just about putting that together at the right time.”  Last year, you won with the ‘Desi9n to Drive’ car and know that was extra special at your home track. This year, you have two people here – Max and Noelle – who designed your car for this weekend. Are they going to be here at the track, and how excited are they to see the car out there on the track? “Yeah, they’re super pumped. What a great way to celebrate nine years last year. I know I talk about it a lot, but really couldn’t have had that story end any better, honestly. There were enough bad races for our ‘Desi9n to Drive’ car that we hopefully earned one or two more good ones. But yeah, they’re super pumped. Both Max and Noelle have a lot of energy. We had an event last night and they were pumped up. It will be cool to see them here tomorrow. Max has a little bit of racing experience. Noelle, not so much. But I think it will be fun to see them both in this environment; under the lights and with all the things that this race brings now with just the energy and the excitement around it. Currently in Atlanta, the energy is pretty high for people around here, so I’m excited for them to experience that first-hand and see their ideas and imagination out there on the track.” What does the ‘Desi9n to Drive’ program mean to you personally and for the foundation to be able to this for these kids? “At the end of the day, it’s really all about Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Everything is for them and just trying to make a difference for the folks that work there, the patients there and the families that go through different challenging times that they would never imagine having to deal with. At the end of the day, you’re trying to make a difference in that collectively and their network of hospitals, but then more directly, just trying to have a positive impact. If it’s just one more positive day for those kids or gives them an experience they might not otherwise have at a race or event like this, in my view, it’s a win, as well. Really proud of where it’s come and the journey it’s been on, and for NAPA bringing it to the next level to make it what it is today. It’s been an honor for me to be a part of it.” Looking ahead to next weekend, you’re going to be running all four races at North Wilkesboro. Overall, what do you like about North Wilkesboro? For the Truck race in particular, does that carry any more extra weight or is it extra special because you’re filling in for Kyle Busch? “I’m super excited about it for a lot of different reasons. I don’t get to run late model races a lot. There’s just really not a lot of mid-week shows that work out for us with how our schedule is. It’s not like the dirt world where they race a lot of mid-week shows, so I’m excited about that. I appreciate Dale (Earnhardt Jr.) asking me to drive his late model stock, as well. That’s not a car that I’ve really had a lot of experience racing, in general. But both that race and the Truck race, as well, they were meant to be for Kyle (Busch). I think Dale was going to get him to drive that late model stock, as well, so it will definitely be special for that reason. I would love to go and get a win in honor of him, his career and the friend he was to me over the years. I don’t know how my name got drawn, asked or what it was, but I appreciate them thinking of me and letting me have that honor to go run those races.” Do you feel more comfortable heading to the Brickyard in the O’Reilly car after running last weekend at Chicagoland? “Not really, honestly. I think Indianapolis is so different. My understanding is with the high downforce, draggy, drafting vibe that they had going there last year (in the O’Reilly race), I think it’s totally different than what we had last weekend at Chicagoland. I don’t really know what to expect for that. I would look at Chicagoland as being more normal to those races, compared to what I see on TV a lot. I had a lot of fun with it. I thought Mardy (Lindley) and the entire No. 88 team did a great job. They were well-prepared and had me up to speed the best they could outside of the car. They gave me the time to get up to speed once we got out there on the track and showed me a lot of respect in that regard, so I really appreciate them and look forward to working with that group again. It’s a really good group of people and they’re well-buttoned up. You can’t ask for much more, so hopefully we can try to better it by a spot in Indy.”

Perfect race lands No. 34 Corvette first FIA WEC victory of the season SĀO PAULO, Brazil (July 12, 2026) – TF Sport and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R won a second straight race in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s LMGT3 class as the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette won the Six Hours of Sāo Paulo on Sunday.

The trio of Corvette factory driver Charlie Eastwood, Salih Yoluc and Peter Dempsey combined for a mistake-free race along with a faultless performance by the TF Sport crew and engineering team. The No. 34 Corvette set a new standard in the race by not just being the first team to win the LMGT3 race from outside the front row but also coming from 10th at the start to do it.  It was the first victory of the season for the entry and came on the heels of the No. 33 TF Sport Corvette winning in class at Le Mans, plus a Corvette from Johor Motorsports Racing took a Pro-Am class victory two weeks ago at the 24 Hours of Spa. Yoluc was aggressive from the start. He gained three spots at the start and ran third by the fifth lap. By the time the No. 34 Corvette made its first pit stop just past the 70-minute mark, Yoluc was third. The TF Sport engineering team pitted Yoluc just shy of the two-hour mark from the lead, and Dempsey continued his season-long run of strong driving by keeping the Corvette out front for the majority of his time in the car.Eastwood got in for the final two race stints just inside of two hours remaining with a significant strategy and fuel advantage. That proved valuable as he had to make the final stop of the race earlier than planned with a punctured tire. Eastwood was able to maintain his pace until he stopped with 63 minutes left for new tires and a fuel top-off. He emerged effectively in the lead – one of the Lexus entries was on an alternate strategy and had to stop a few laps later – by a scant 0.7 seconds. The Corvette factory driver responded with a strong drive as the skies darkened and took the checkered flag by eight seconds. The No. 33 TF Sport Corvette of Ben Keating, Jonny Edgar and Nico Varrone placed eighth in the race and solidified its hold on the LMGT3 championship. The trio began 12th and recovered from an early-race issue on the second pit stop when the driver’s side door didn’t close during the exchange from Keating to Varrone. Like their victorious teammates, the trio drove mistake-free the rest of the way to earn valuable points despite carrying a significant amount of success ballast due to winning Le Mans and leading the championship. By virtue of the result, TF Sport Corvette drivers sit first, second and third in the Drivers Championship: Edgar is in first, Nicky Catsburg – on duty Sunday in IMSA at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – is second and Keating sits third after missing the first two races with an injury. Next up for TF Sport in the FIA WEC is the Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas – the series’ only race in the United States – on Sunday, September 6.

ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “Congratulations to TF Sport and everyone on the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette for a hard-fought LMGT3 victory today in Brazil at the 4th round of the FIA WEC. The drives by Charlie, Salih and Peter were excellent with no mistakes, and the engineering strategy and work by the pit crew were perfect. This continues an impressive run not just by TF Sport following their Le Mans victory but also by our Corvette Z06 GT3.R program.”

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We came out behind the Porsche and BMW, but we knew we had a fuel advantage at the stop because obviously we were able to extend with Peter because his pace was so strong, which was great. So we got up to the back of both Harper and Pera. In the battle with Harper we actually got a puncture. So we had a sort of 20-minute window over the guys to sort of short-fuel and then try and manage it to the end. Luckily, the valve basically bent inward and we didn’t actually completely deflate the tire. But that meant we had to stop before the BMW so all of a sudden we went from thinking we were very comfortable to having a sort of push on. But once we got into the last part of the stint, I was able to just try and manage the gap to the BMW behind. It was flawless on every pit stop and both of these guys (Yoluc and Dempsey)… we had the best race of the year so far. With a green race like that, if you just tick every single box and there’s not a mistake throughout, you get the result we did. Super happy for TF Sport and happy for Corvette. What a run.”

SALIH YOLUC, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Everyone did a great job as usual. We never got unlucky this week. That was a great relief. It’s been a long time coming, and I’m very happy to be here.” (On his stint) “I tried to be aggressive on the first lap to overtake as many cars as possible. That’s the best chance we had. By the next couple of laps we were up to P5, I think. At that point, I was waiting for the race to come to us and didn’t want to push too hard to protect the tires. We do have a little bit of a tire deg advantage. We played a bit of strategy as well and got up into the lead. I don’t really know where we are right now on strategy but it looks pretty good right now. There weren’t too many close calls with traffic. There were a couple of times where Hypercars were being aggressive as usual, but nothing too dramatic.”

PETER DEMPSEY, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We knew that if Salih gave us the car at the front, all the responsibility was on me to keep it in a good spot and give it to Charlie. In my double-stint I just did my best I could and not try to lose too much time to the competition. Luckily our pace was super strong through the stints. I was actually able to keep the gap pretty steady, manage the pace and the tire deg. Overall I was happy with that. Having not raced in such a long time, to come back here and win a race like this is something I never thought I’d do at 40 years old. So super proud of that and I’m so proud of everything the team have put into it, both TF Sport and Corvette. So I’m very, very happy. “

NICO VARRONE, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “First of all, I’m very thankful to Ben, to Corvette Racing, to TF Sport and everyone for having me here this weekend. It’s been really nice to be back in the Corvette and in this championship. I really appreciate what this group does as a team, to be inside and see how they do great things. It was really nice. to be with them. We knew it was going to be difficult with the success ballast from Le Mans. But I think we really maximized it. We did a great job as a team. Our Corvette was super-fast during the race. We took probably the maximum points that we could today. So, yeah, it’s been, it’s been amazing. I’m super happy with the performance of Ben, Jonny and myself also. So, yeah, we can be proud of that.”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m happy with the race. I think it was a shame on the pit stop when Ben got out of the car and we had an issue with the door, so we lost some time where the door wouldn’t close. Other than that, I’d say we had a pretty perfect race. We had no mistakes. I think we pitted at the right times when we would catch cars. So yeah, I’m happy to score points and it’s hard to be disappointed. We maybe could have been a bit higher without that one issue, but I think it’s a good result. The car felt really good and I think we did a good job. We improved the car every session. In general this year, that’s where we have been really strong. I feel like we always make it even better and we always have a really good kind of race. Today we were much stronger in the race than where we were in practice. Ben was great in qualifying to be P12, and Nico had a really clean and strong race. We made a place because one car had a drive-through and just picked up some places through other people’s mistakes and just everyone on the team doing a good job.”

CORVETTE RACING AT SĀO PAULO: Second Straight LMGT3 Win!Perfect race lands No. 34 Corvette first FIA WEC victory of the season SĀO PAULO, Brazil (July 12, 2026) – TF Sport and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R won a second straight race in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s LMGT3 class as the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette won the Six Hours of Sāo Paulo on Sunday.

The trio of Corvette factory driver Charlie Eastwood, Salih Yoluc and Peter Dempsey combined for a mistake-free race along with a faultless performance by the TF Sport crew and engineering team. The No. 34 Corvette set a new standard in the race by not just being the first team to win the LMGT3 race from outside the front row but also coming from 10th at the start to do it.  It was the first victory of the season for the entry and came on the heels of the No. 33 TF Sport Corvette winning in class at Le Mans, plus a Corvette from Johor Motorsports Racing took a Pro-Am class victory two weeks ago at the 24 Hours of Spa. Yoluc was aggressive from the start. He gained three spots at the start and ran third by the fifth lap. By the time the No. 34 Corvette made its first pit stop just past the 70-minute mark, Yoluc was third. The TF Sport engineering team pitted Yoluc just shy of the two-hour mark from the lead, and Dempsey continued his season-long run of strong driving by keeping the Corvette out front for the majority of his time in the car.Eastwood got in for the final two race stints just inside of two hours remaining with a significant strategy and fuel advantage. That proved valuable as he had to make the final stop of the race earlier than planned with a punctured tire. Eastwood was able to maintain his pace until he stopped with 63 minutes left for new tires and a fuel top-off. He emerged effectively in the lead – one of the Lexus entries was on an alternate strategy and had to stop a few laps later – by a scant 0.7 seconds. The Corvette factory driver responded with a strong drive as the skies darkened and took the checkered flag by eight seconds. The No. 33 TF Sport Corvette of Ben Keating, Jonny Edgar and Nico Varrone placed eighth in the race and solidified its hold on the LMGT3 championship. The trio began 12th and recovered from an early-race issue on the second pit stop when the driver’s side door didn’t close during the exchange from Keating to Varrone. Like their victorious teammates, the trio drove mistake-free the rest of the way to earn valuable points despite carrying a significant amount of success ballast due to winning Le Mans and leading the championship. By virtue of the result, TF Sport Corvette drivers sit first, second and third in the Drivers Championship: Edgar is in first, Nicky Catsburg – on duty Sunday in IMSA at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – is second and Keating sits third after missing the first two races with an injury. Next up for TF Sport in the FIA WEC is the Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas – the series’ only race in the United States – on Sunday, September 6.

ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “Congratulations to TF Sport and everyone on the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette for a hard-fought LMGT3 victory today in Brazil at the 4th round of the FIA WEC. The drives by Charlie, Salih and Peter were excellent with no mistakes, and the engineering strategy and work by the pit crew were perfect. This continues an impressive run not just by TF Sport following their Le Mans victory but also by our Corvette Z06 GT3.R program.”

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We came out behind the Porsche and BMW, but we knew we had a fuel advantage at the stop because obviously we were able to extend with Peter because his pace was so strong, which was great. So we got up to the back of both Harper and Pera. In the battle with Harper we actually got a puncture. So we had a sort of 20-minute window over the guys to sort of short-fuel and then try and manage it to the end. Luckily, the valve basically bent inward and we didn’t actually completely deflate the tire. But that meant we had to stop before the BMW so all of a sudden we went from thinking we were very comfortable to having a sort of push on. But once we got into the last part of the stint, I was able to just try and manage the gap to the BMW behind. It was flawless on every pit stop and both of these guys (Yoluc and Dempsey)… we had the best race of the year so far. With a green race like that, if you just tick every single box and there’s not a mistake throughout, you get the result we did. Super happy for TF Sport and happy for Corvette. What a run.”

SALIH YOLUC, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Everyone did a great job as usual. We never got unlucky this week. That was a great relief. It’s been a long time coming, and I’m very happy to be here.” (On his stint) “I tried to be aggressive on the first lap to overtake as many cars as possible. That’s the best chance we had. By the next couple of laps we were up to P5, I think. At that point, I was waiting for the race to come to us and didn’t want to push too hard to protect the tires. We do have a little bit of a tire deg advantage. We played a bit of strategy as well and got up into the lead. I don’t really know where we are right now on strategy but it looks pretty good right now. There weren’t too many close calls with traffic. There were a couple of times where Hypercars were being aggressive as usual, but nothing too dramatic.”

PETER DEMPSEY, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We knew that if Salih gave us the car at the front, all the responsibility was on me to keep it in a good spot and give it to Charlie. In my double-stint I just did my best I could and not try to lose too much time to the competition. Luckily our pace was super strong through the stints. I was actually able to keep the gap pretty steady, manage the pace and the tire deg. Overall I was happy with that. Having not raced in such a long time, to come back here and win a race like this is something I never thought I’d do at 40 years old. So super proud of that and I’m so proud of everything the team have put into it, both TF Sport and Corvette. So I’m very, very happy. “

NICO VARRONE, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “First of all, I’m very thankful to Ben, to Corvette Racing, to TF Sport and everyone for having me here this weekend. It’s been really nice to be back in the Corvette and in this championship. I really appreciate what this group does as a team, to be inside and see how they do great things. It was really nice. to be with them. We knew it was going to be difficult with the success ballast from Le Mans. But I think we really maximized it. We did a great job as a team. Our Corvette was super-fast during the race. We took probably the maximum points that we could today. So, yeah, it’s been, it’s been amazing. I’m super happy with the performance of Ben, Jonny and myself also. So, yeah, we can be proud of that.”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m happy with the race. I think it was a shame on the pit stop when Ben got out of the car and we had an issue with the door, so we lost some time where the door wouldn’t close. Other than that, I’d say we had a pretty perfect race. We had no mistakes. I think we pitted at the right times when we would catch cars. So yeah, I’m happy to score points and it’s hard to be disappointed. We maybe could have been a bit higher without that one issue, but I think it’s a good result. The car felt really good and I think we did a good job. We improved the car every session. In general this year, that’s where we have been really strong. I feel like we always make it even better and we always have a really good kind of race. Today we were much stronger in the race than where we were in practice. Ben was great in qualifying to be P12, and Nico had a really clean and strong race. We made a place because one car had a drive-through and just picked up some places through other people’s mistakes and just everyone on the team doing a good job.”

Chevrolet still leads GTD PRO Manufacturers point standings BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (July 12, 2026) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R finished fourth in the IMSA GTD PRO class in Sunday’s Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.  Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg drove to one spot outside the class podium while their teammates – Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims – finished ninth in class in the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. The result for the No. 4 Corvette was good enough to keep Chevrolet in the lead of the Manufacturers Championship points standings in GTD PRO, leading BMW by 47 points.

Giacomo Altoe and Casper Steveson, drivers of the No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for DragonSpeed finished 10th in the GTD class despite a mid-race, drive-through penalty for jumping a restart. Matt Bell and Orey Fidani, drivers of the No. 13 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for 13 Autosport, finished 12th in class. Mason Filippi and Robert Wickens, drivers of the No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for DXDT Racing finished 13th in class. They lost time early in the pits when a throttle-return spring fell off during a stop and had to be repaired. When the car resumed in the race, it was two laps down.  The next IMSA event is the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Sunday, August 2. The six-hour race starts at 10:40 am CDT and will be streamed on Peacock and streamed on IMSA’s YouTube page (outside United States). IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It felt like we couldn’t race anyone. If we had track position, we could have probably stayed there. We had a slow stop under yellow, which killed us. We lost three to four seconds and then leaving the box. From being P2 coming in, we left the box last and we lost all of the track position we had in qualifying. I think we had decent pace, but it feels like we cannot really race anyone. It’s difficult to pass. It’s super difficult. It’s impossible to pass. So, it’s difficult to do anything different to go forward. Once we’re stuck to that strategy, everybody kind of ran the same thing, so we couldn’t really do much more, unfortunately.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That was quite a frustrating day to be honest. The Corvette was working well. We had good pace, but everybody was on a fuel save in the first stint, and we couldn’t pass even when pushing. We didn’t have the speed in the right places, but the Corvette was very fast over a lap. Held position nicely in that first stint, and then then unfortunately in that first pit stop, we had a slow rear-left change that cost us track position when the field is so condensed pitting under yellow. And I think unfortunately that also impacted the No. 4 a bit as well. So, once we cycled back because of that with just one more stop to make in the race that was the situation we got stuck with. A shame for the Pratt Miller guys because we put in a lot of effort. The pace we showed in qualifying and in the race deserved better, but that’s where racing goes sometimes. You don’t get the result that you want. Got to take it on the chin and bounce back at Road America.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Yeah, a little up and down, honestly. Our very crucial driver change was not very good. I couldn’t get the belts done, so that was not to plan. But in the end, it worked out fine. The yellow flag came at a good time for us and let us catch back up. So in reality, we didn’t really lose anything. We may have been able to be a little bit better to jump the Lamborghini instead, but again, it didn’t really change our race so much. Just happy to finish fourth here. Obviously, if it wasn’t looking good after the pit stop, but some great strategy calls, things going our way a little bit, and a good pace in the Corvette at the end. So, I was able to hit the fuel number that I was that was needed and the pace was good. Wish we could have been on the podium, but with a day like today, we should be happy with that.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Good day for us today. Fourth was okay for the championship, it’s just the No. 1 BMW that we are losing points too. Everywhere else, I think we did great. The guys in pit lane, they’re great. They made a good call doing a bit of a short fill to pass the No. 65 Ford. Tommy did great saving fuel. We had awesome pace and honestly, a pretty decent day. I think we kind of maximized. We had the hiccup in the driver change. We got unlucky a little bit with one pushback situation where we lost some time. I think otherwise we could have realistically fought for P3, but those guys seem to be a little bit too fast for us. But yeah, a good day.”

MASON FILIPPI, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Our Corvette had good pace out there. It’s really good around Mosport. It’s definitely a really, really fun track in in this car and I enjoyed those few laps that we did. Bummer on the throttle spring. I think about all the work of this team has put in to get us here to this point and be ready. It has been a lot, so they deserve a result with a fast car. We’ll be ready for Road America in a couple of weeks.”

ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Yeah, it’s tough. You know, I think the car was really strong. Mason had a good opening stint, keeping us in contention. At our driver change, of all things (you know, we live and we learn) but my legs hit my throttle spring, and it either broke it or popped it off. So, I had no throttle return, The throttle would just stick full throttle, and I had to manually basically take it away to zero or put it to full. Then, we had to obviously come in to fix it and unfortunately, it went back to green and by the time we got it repaired we were two laps down. The last six years this race has gone yellow in the final hour and then when we need the yellow it didn’t happen, but we were two laps down and it wouldn’t change much. Just gutted. I felt like our performance was strong. I felt great in the car. Mason did a great job. The performance was there. Just kind of random events. Still some positives. It was good just to get behind the wheel. It’s never fun driving around two laps down, not in contention for anything. I tried to stay out of people’s way and just learn what I could.”

CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports finishes fourth in CanadaChevrolet still leads GTD PRO Manufacturers point standings BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (July 12, 2026) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R finished fourth in the IMSA GTD PRO class in Sunday’s Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.  Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg drove to one spot outside the class podium while their teammates – Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims – finished ninth in class in the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. The result for the No. 4 Corvette was good enough to keep Chevrolet in the lead of the Manufacturers Championship points standings in GTD PRO, leading BMW by 47 points.

Giacomo Altoe and Casper Steveson, drivers of the No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for DragonSpeed finished 10th in the GTD class despite a mid-race, drive-through penalty for jumping a restart. Matt Bell and Orey Fidani, drivers of the No. 13 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for 13 Autosport, finished 12th in class. Mason Filippi and Robert Wickens, drivers of the No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for DXDT Racing finished 13th in class. They lost time early in the pits when a throttle-return spring fell off during a stop and had to be repaired. When the car resumed in the race, it was two laps down.  The next IMSA event is the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Sunday, August 2. The six-hour race starts at 10:40 am CDT and will be streamed on Peacock and streamed on IMSA’s YouTube page (outside United States). IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It felt like we couldn’t race anyone. If we had track position, we could have probably stayed there. We had a slow stop under yellow, which killed us. We lost three to four seconds and then leaving the box. From being P2 coming in, we left the box last and we lost all of the track position we had in qualifying. I think we had decent pace, but it feels like we cannot really race anyone. It’s difficult to pass. It’s super difficult. It’s impossible to pass. So, it’s difficult to do anything different to go forward. Once we’re stuck to that strategy, everybody kind of ran the same thing, so we couldn’t really do much more, unfortunately.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That was quite a frustrating day to be honest. The Corvette was working well. We had good pace, but everybody was on a fuel save in the first stint, and we couldn’t pass even when pushing. We didn’t have the speed in the right places, but the Corvette was very fast over a lap. Held position nicely in that first stint, and then then unfortunately in that first pit stop, we had a slow rear-left change that cost us track position when the field is so condensed pitting under yellow. And I think unfortunately that also impacted the No. 4 a bit as well. So, once we cycled back because of that with just one more stop to make in the race that was the situation we got stuck with. A shame for the Pratt Miller guys because we put in a lot of effort. The pace we showed in qualifying and in the race deserved better, but that’s where racing goes sometimes. You don’t get the result that you want. Got to take it on the chin and bounce back at Road America.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Yeah, a little up and down, honestly. Our very crucial driver change was not very good. I couldn’t get the belts done, so that was not to plan. But in the end, it worked out fine. The yellow flag came at a good time for us and let us catch back up. So in reality, we didn’t really lose anything. We may have been able to be a little bit better to jump the Lamborghini instead, but again, it didn’t really change our race so much. Just happy to finish fourth here. Obviously, if it wasn’t looking good after the pit stop, but some great strategy calls, things going our way a little bit, and a good pace in the Corvette at the end. So, I was able to hit the fuel number that I was that was needed and the pace was good. Wish we could have been on the podium, but with a day like today, we should be happy with that.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Good day for us today. Fourth was okay for the championship, it’s just the No. 1 BMW that we are losing points too. Everywhere else, I think we did great. The guys in pit lane, they’re great. They made a good call doing a bit of a short fill to pass the No. 65 Ford. Tommy did great saving fuel. We had awesome pace and honestly, a pretty decent day. I think we kind of maximized. We had the hiccup in the driver change. We got unlucky a little bit with one pushback situation where we lost some time. I think otherwise we could have realistically fought for P3, but those guys seem to be a little bit too fast for us. But yeah, a good day.”

MASON FILIPPI, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Our Corvette had good pace out there. It’s really good around Mosport. It’s definitely a really, really fun track in in this car and I enjoyed those few laps that we did. Bummer on the throttle spring. I think about all the work of this team has put in to get us here to this point and be ready. It has been a lot, so they deserve a result with a fast car. We’ll be ready for Road America in a couple of weeks.”

ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Yeah, it’s tough. You know, I think the car was really strong. Mason had a good opening stint, keeping us in contention. At our driver change, of all things (you know, we live and we learn) but my legs hit my throttle spring, and it either broke it or popped it off. So, I had no throttle return, The throttle would just stick full throttle, and I had to manually basically take it away to zero or put it to full. Then, we had to obviously come in to fix it and unfortunately, it went back to green and by the time we got it repaired we were two laps down. The last six years this race has gone yellow in the final hour and then when we need the yellow it didn’t happen, but we were two laps down and it wouldn’t change much. Just gutted. I felt like our performance was strong. I felt great in the car. Mason did a great job. The performance was there. Just kind of random events. Still some positives. It was good just to get behind the wheel. It’s never fun driving around two laps down, not in contention for anything. I tried to stay out of people’s way and just learn what I could.”

CASPER STEVENSON, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was a positive race in many ways. Unfortunately the drive-through took us out of the top-five fight, and then with the lack of the yellows it was hard to come back. But the potential was clear, so looking forward to the next one.”

CONCORD, NC (July 13, 2026) – World Racing Group is putting the ultimate racing companion in the palm of your hand with the launch of a new all-inclusive app.

From everything World of Outlaws to DIRTcar, the new World Racing Group app – available in the Apple Store and Google Play Store – is a one-stop shop for live timing and scoring, schedules, race event details, driver information, news, statistics, tickets, merch, and more.

Fans can personalize their accounts to keep up with every detail and story about their favorite drivers and events from series like the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, Super DIRTcar Series, American Sprint Car Series, and DIRTcar Summer Nationals.

Other features you can get right on your phone include: real-time live timing that provides a self-updating leaderboard and will flag your favorite driver, GPS check-in with award benefits for Be an Outlaw members, instant race highlights served as Stories (Instagram-style) on the home page, low-latency track radio, live audio through Andriod Auto and CarPlay, and much more.

All-Inclusive World Racing Group App Now Available

CONCORD, NC (July 13, 2026) – World Racing Group is putting the ultimate racing companion in the palm of your hand with the launch of a new all-inclusive app.

From everything World of Outlaws to DIRTcar, the new World Racing Group app – available in the Apple Store and Google Play Store – is a one-stop shop for live timing and scoring, schedules, race event details, driver information, news, statistics, tickets, merch, and more.

Fans can personalize their accounts to keep up with every detail and story about their favorite drivers and events from series like the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, Super DIRTcar Series, American Sprint Car Series, and DIRTcar Summer Nationals.

Other features you can get right on your phone include: real-time live timing that provides a self-updating leaderboard and will flag your favorite driver, GPS check-in with award benefits for Be an Outlaw members, instant race highlights served as Stories (Instagram-style) on the home page, low-latency track radio, live audio through Andriod Auto and CarPlay, and much more.

Create a profile. Pick your favorite drivers. Pick your favorite tracks. And have all the information and entertainment you’re looking for throughout the year in the palm of your hand.

HAMPTON, GA – July 13, 2026 – Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney won Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, claiming his second win of the 2026 season and 19th NASCAR Cup Series career win. The victory also marks Team Penske’s 108th series win and Ford’s milestone 750th in NASCAR Cup Series competition.

“Congratulations to Roger, Mike, Jonathan, Ryan, and everyone at Team Penske on the win at Atlanta,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “This victory is a major milestone as Ford celebrates its 750th NASCAR Cup Series win. Ryan and the No. 12 team were fastest in qualifying, won the stages, and raced their way for the win. Our team at Roush Yates Engines is proud to partner with Ford Racing to power this Ford Mustang to victory lane.”

“It was definitely, honestly, a pretty awesome night. I mean, having a really fast car and sitting on the pole, winning both stages and leading a ton of laps and just in a position to win the race. You never know how these things are gonna end, honestly. There are a couple of things I probably could have done better, but we were able to stick around and just how the last couple laps played out we were able to get the lead back and just barely hold on. It’s a pretty cool day when you have weekends like that. You can’t ask for a better weekend – sit on the pole, sweep the stages, win the race. That’s a dream weekend right there. These guys are great. They brought a rocket ship and it was nice that we were able to close it out.” commented Blaney.

Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Team Penske Ford set the tone from the start of Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, earning the pole award before sweeping both stages and the race. Blaney led all 60 laps in Stage 1 from the pole, fending off late pressure from Tyler Reddick to claim the stage victory. Following the stage break, Reddick briefly took the lead off pit road before Blaney quickly worked his way back to the front. Carson Hocevar took his turn at the point during Stage 2, but Blaney regained control before inclement weather brought out a red flag at Lap 109. After more than a three-hour delay, Blaney maintained the lead through the remainder of the stage to complete the sweep of the opening two stages. Blaney continued to battle at the front throughout the final stage as the lead changed multiple times. An overtime restart set up a dramatic three-wide race for the win, with Hocevar leading at the white flag before Blaney surged to the outside through the final corners. Blaney won by 0.068 seconds over Christopher Bell at the finish line to earn his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and complete a dominant weekend after leading a race-high 171 of 263 laps, the most laps led by a race winner at a drafting track since Richard Petty’s 1964 Daytona 500 win. The victory also marked Ford’s milestone 750th victory in NASCAR Cup Series competition.

Team Penske’s Joey Logano finished ninth, while RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher brought home a 10th-place finish.

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, this week for the highly anticipated return to North Wilkesboro Speedway, where the historic short track will host its first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race since its return to the schedule.

RYAN BLANEY SWEEPS ATLANTA WEEKEND, DELIVERING FORD’S HISTORIC 750TH CUP WIN HAMPTON, GA – July 13, 2026 – Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney won Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, claiming his second win of the 2026 season and 19th NASCAR Cup Series career win. The victory also marks Team Penske’s 108th series win and Ford’s milestone 750th in NASCAR Cup Series competition.

“Congratulations to Roger, Mike, Jonathan, Ryan, and everyone at Team Penske on the win at Atlanta,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “This victory is a major milestone as Ford celebrates its 750th NASCAR Cup Series win. Ryan and the No. 12 team were fastest in qualifying, won the stages, and raced their way for the win. Our team at Roush Yates Engines is proud to partner with Ford Racing to power this Ford Mustang to victory lane.”

“It was definitely, honestly, a pretty awesome night. I mean, having a really fast car and sitting on the pole, winning both stages and leading a ton of laps and just in a position to win the race. You never know how these things are gonna end, honestly. There are a couple of things I probably could have done better, but we were able to stick around and just how the last couple laps played out we were able to get the lead back and just barely hold on. It’s a pretty cool day when you have weekends like that. You can’t ask for a better weekend – sit on the pole, sweep the stages, win the race. That’s a dream weekend right there. These guys are great. They brought a rocket ship and it was nice that we were able to close it out.” commented Blaney.

Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Team Penske Ford set the tone from the start of Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, earning the pole award before sweeping both stages and the race. Blaney led all 60 laps in Stage 1 from the pole, fending off late pressure from Tyler Reddick to claim the stage victory. Following the stage break, Reddick briefly took the lead off pit road before Blaney quickly worked his way back to the front. Carson Hocevar took his turn at the point during Stage 2, but Blaney regained control before inclement weather brought out a red flag at Lap 109. After more than a three-hour delay, Blaney maintained the lead through the remainder of the stage to complete the sweep of the opening two stages. Blaney continued to battle at the front throughout the final stage as the lead changed multiple times. An overtime restart set up a dramatic three-wide race for the win, with Hocevar leading at the white flag before Blaney surged to the outside through the final corners. Blaney won by 0.068 seconds over Christopher Bell at the finish line to earn his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and complete a dominant weekend after leading a race-high 171 of 263 laps, the most laps led by a race winner at a drafting track since Richard Petty’s 1964 Daytona 500 win. The victory also marked Ford’s milestone 750th victory in NASCAR Cup Series competition.

Team Penske’s Joey Logano finished ninth, while RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher brought home a 10th-place finish.

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, this week for the highly anticipated return to North Wilkesboro Speedway, where the historic short track will host its first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race since its return to the schedule.

42 CHAMPIONSHIPS – 487 WINS – 451 POLES

Event: Quaker State 400

Location: EchoPark Speedway, Hampton, Georgia

Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026

Start: 17th

Finish: 25th

Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero team battled through a marathon Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway before ultimately coming home with a 25th-place finish in a race that stretched into the early hours of Monday morning.

After weather delayed the event for more than three hours, the 260-lap race didn’t conclude until well after midnight. Berry took the green flag from the 17th starting position and steadily worked his way through the field during the opening 60-lap Stage, remaining inside the top 25 throughout and finishing the segment in 20th.

Following a four-tire pit stop, Berry continued to run inside the top 20 for much of Stage 2 before lightning and heavy rain brought out a red flag on Lap 108. At the time of the stoppage, he was scored 22nd.

When racing resumed after a three-hour, nine-minute delay, the No. 21 team pitted one lap later than much of the field before restarting 28th. As the stage progressed, the handling shifted away from the eero Ford Mustang Dark Horse, and Berry finished Stage 2 in 28th.

Berry worked his way into the top 15 during the opening laps of the final stage, reaching 13th before a caution on Lap 195 for AJ Allmendinger’s spin brought the field to pit road. Confusion during the pit stop cost Berry several positions, leaving him to restart deeper in the field. Despite continuing to battle over the closing laps, he was unable to regain the lost track position and crossed the finish line in 25th.

Event: Quaker State 400

Location: EchoPark Speedway, Hampton, Georgia

Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026

Start: 17th

Finish: 25th

Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero team battled through a marathon Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway before ultimately coming home with a 25th-place finish in a race that stretched into the early hours of Monday morning.

After weather delayed the event for more than three hours, the 260-lap race didn’t conclude until well after midnight. Berry took the green flag from the 17th starting position and steadily worked his way through the field during the opening 60-lap Stage, remaining inside the top 25 throughout and finishing the segment in 20th.

Following a four-tire pit stop, Berry continued to run inside the top 20 for much of Stage 2 before lightning and heavy rain brought out a red flag on Lap 108. At the time of the stoppage, he was scored 22nd.

When racing resumed after a three-hour, nine-minute delay, the No. 21 team pitted one lap later than much of the field before restarting 28th. As the stage progressed, the handling shifted away from the eero Ford Mustang Dark Horse, and Berry finished Stage 2 in 28th.

Berry worked his way into the top 15 during the opening laps of the final stage, reaching 13th before a caution on Lap 195 for AJ Allmendinger’s spin brought the field to pit road. Confusion during the pit stop cost Berry several positions, leaving him to restart deeper in the field. Despite continuing to battle over the closing laps, he was unable to regain the lost track position and crossed the finish line in 25th.

Next up for Berry and the Wood Brothers Racing team is historic North Wilkesboro Speedway for Sunday night’s Window World 450, the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at the short track since 1996.

ORRVILE, OH (July 12, 2026) — Tyler Carpenter added to his growing resume Sunday night at Wayne County Speedway with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, but Tanner English claimed the biggest prize of the summer as Hell Tour champion.

English, of Benton, KY, officially clinched the 2026 Summer Nationals championship after a dominant run of consistency that netted him four wins, 17 podium finishes, 19 top-fives and 21 top-10s in 23 starts. Among all the accolades he collected, English also broke through and made Summer Nationals history as the first driver from the state of Kentucky to win the season-long points title.

“It’s pretty cool just to be that consistent, and that says a lot about our equipment and everything we’ve got going on — our maintenance, everything, it’s just amazing to be able to accomplish that,” English said. “And at all these different racetracks, too. That’s what a lot of people don’t realize — no two of these tracks are the same. Some of them you don’t want to race at, some of them you do. It’s just pretty cool to be that consistent.”

In the final main event of the summer, Carpenter, of Parkersburg, WV, took his No. 28 machine to the front and scored his first career Summer Nationals win after nearly six years of trying, leading the final 21 laps around the 3/8-mile oval to secure the big check.

“This win definitely ranks toward the top, and the biggest thing is it’s just for the fact that it’s such an established deal,” Carpenter said. “The Hell Tour is well known and there are a lot of eyes on it. It’s just so cool for my team and I to come out here. We’ve been trying to come win this race for two or three years and we’ve always had speed, but it just never panned out.”

The finale of the Summer Nationals’ 40th anniversary season kicked off with Ohio natives Eric Wilson and Lincoln Smith leading the field to green. The No. 217 of Wilson rocketed around Smith in Turns 1 and 2 and led the opening lap.

A Lap 7 caution for a slowing Todd Brennan bunched the field up and allowed for a showcase of speed and precision to commence around the Ohio oval.

The restart saw Ryan Montgomery throw a slide job on Wilson for the lead in Turn 2, but the No. 217 machine crossed back underneath to retain the top spot. Behind the two leaders was Carpenter, waiting for an opportunity. That opportunity soon presented itself, as he went for a slider in Turns 3 and 4, clearing both Wilson and Montgomery.

The lead trio went three wide exiting Turn 4 with race-long leader Wilson taking the point at the stripe once again. The three-car show continued as Montgomery led Lap 9 but Carpenter rolled to the inside of both again, clearing and taking the lead at the exit of Turn 2, but a caution for Montgomery slowing negated the pass.

Carpenter took the lead for good on the Lap 9 restart and led the final 21 laps unchallenged to bank his first career Summer Nationals victory.

“This kind of style of racetrack I was raised on,” Carpenter said. “I was trying to focus hard on where I needed to be or where would be the best spot before we ever took the initial green. Once I took the lead, I felt I was really confident then because I could just try and enter above the rough in Turns 1 and 2. There really wasn’t room so you had to enter straight, get your right front on the guardrail and then you could just lay the hammer down all the way across.”

Wilson finished second, J.R. Gentry rebounded from flipping in Qualifying to finish third, Montgomery was fourth, and Kyle Moore rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

While the DIRTcar Summer Nationals’ 40th anniversary campaign has concluded, the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals wrap up their season at Fairbury Speedway during the Prairie Dirt Classic alongside the World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision — Friday-Saturday, July 24-25.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at WorldofOutlaws.com. If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 28-Tyler Carpenter[4]; 2. 217-Eric Wilson[1]; 3. 14-JR Gentry[16]; 4. 12-Ryan Montgomery[3]; 5. 1*-Kyle Moore[10]; 6. 79-Doug Drown[7]; 7. 5M-Ryan Markham[8]; 8. 74-Mitch McGrath[14]; 9. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 10. 7-Nick Cox[18]; 11. 17-Tyler Evans[15]; 12. (DNF) 20B-Todd Brennan[6]; 13. (DNF) 31-Lincoln Smith[2]; 14. (DNF) 14C-Corey Conley[11]; 15. (DNF) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[5]; 16. (DNF) B52-Delbert Crum Jr[12]; 17. (DNF) 59-Tanner McLoughlin[17]; 18. (DNF) 30-Mark Voigt[20]; 19. (DNF) 96-Tanner English[19]; 20. (DNF) 32-Chad Roush[22]; 21. (DNS) 1Z-Logan Zarin; 22. (DNS) 57-Caiden Black

Dalton Lane Returns to Summit Modified Victory Lane at Wayne County

He’s waited nearly three years, but Dalton Lane is back in Victory Lane with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals.

Lane scored the win with the Summit Modifieds Sunday night at Wayne County Speedway for the second time in his career and the first since breaking through at Oakshade Raceway in 2023.

The Feature began with Matthew Baker taking the early lead over Kyle Moore. A caution for a slowing Jason King restacked the field for a restart on Lap 2.

The restart was where Baker began to take fire from Moore as the local favorite went for a slide job maneuver in Turns 3–4 that ended with both drivers scrubbing the outside wall. While both drivers were able to straighten out, Baker came away with damage to the nose of his No. B5 car and began to fall back. This opened the door for Lane to move into second and set his sights on Moore, still leading the race.

A Lap 7 caution for Ryan Markham slowing created another opportunity for a restart. Moore pulled away while Lane found himself in a battle for second as Nathan Loney made a bid for that position to his inside.

The race then turned on its head as Moore’s No. 21D slowed on the backstretch on Lap 13, turning what was the battle for second between Lane and Loney into the battle for the win. Over the next 10 laps, the two ran neck-and-neck for the top spot — Lane ripping the top side around the track and Loney riding the bottom.

Their battle reached a boiling point on Lap 22, crossing the stripe in a dead-heat tie. But with momentum from a great run off the top side in Turn 2, Lane charged ahead of Loney and led the field back around to the checkers.

“We put together a great night, we started off a little slow in Qualifying and we made that up all night,” Lane said. “A place like this, right around the wall like that where you can just get after it, really fits my driving style. So, it just came to us tonight. There really was nothing left on the bottom so all I had left was just to get up there and pound the cushion for 25 laps.”

Loney finished second, Dusty Swecker was third, Andre Layfield finished fourth, and Jimmy Lennex Jr finished in fifth.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals heads to Fairbury Speedway to crown a champion at the Prairie Dirt Classic on July 24-25.

How can you watch the Summit Modifieds? Every race is live on DIRTVision.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14-Dalton Lane[3]; 2. 10-Nathan Loney[6]; 3. 21-Dusty Swecker[22]; 4. 11L-Andre Layfield[8]; 5. 21CZ-Jimmy Lennex Jr[9]; 6. B5-Matthew Baker[1]; 7. 89-Jason King[16]; 8. 22G-Jesse Griffitts[12]; 9. (DNF) 01-Denny Benjamin[21]; 10. (DNF) 21D-Kyle Moore[2]; 11. (DNF) 5-Ryan Markham[7]; 12. (DNF) 42JR-Chaz Dawson Jr[11]; 13. (DNF) 68-Andrew Hammond[13]; 14. (DNF) 185-Ron Miller[17]; 15. (DNF) T23-John Toppozini[10]; 16. (DNF) 16-Caden Alexander[19]; 17. (DNF) 60-Jimmy Humphrey[4]; 18. (DNF) 16H-Ron Hamlin[20]; 19. (DNF) 75-Tristen Bickford[18]; 20. (DNF) 18-Michael Amick[15]; 21. (DNS) 11-Jason Brennan; 22. (DNS) S25-Pete Caplinger; 23. (DNS) 41-Brad Goff; 24. (DNS) 76JD-Darrick Hubbard Jr.

Carpenter Gets First Career Summer Nationals Win, English Clinches 2026 Championship

ORRVILE, OH (July 12, 2026) — Tyler Carpenter added to his growing resume Sunday night at Wayne County Speedway with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, but Tanner English claimed the biggest prize of the summer as Hell Tour champion.

English, of Benton, KY, officially clinched the 2026 Summer Nationals championship after a dominant run of consistency that netted him four wins, 17 podium finishes, 19 top-fives and 21 top-10s in 23 starts. Among all the accolades he collected, English also broke through and made Summer Nationals history as the first driver from the state of Kentucky to win the season-long points title.

“It’s pretty cool just to be that consistent, and that says a lot about our equipment and everything we’ve got going on — our maintenance, everything, it’s just amazing to be able to accomplish that,” English said. “And at all these different racetracks, too. That’s what a lot of people don’t realize — no two of these tracks are the same. Some of them you don’t want to race at, some of them you do. It’s just pretty cool to be that consistent.”

In the final main event of the summer, Carpenter, of Parkersburg, WV, took his No. 28 machine to the front and scored his first career Summer Nationals win after nearly six years of trying, leading the final 21 laps around the 3/8-mile oval to secure the big check.

“This win definitely ranks toward the top, and the biggest thing is it’s just for the fact that it’s such an established deal,” Carpenter said. “The Hell Tour is well known and there are a lot of eyes on it. It’s just so cool for my team and I to come out here. We’ve been trying to come win this race for two or three years and we’ve always had speed, but it just never panned out.”

The finale of the Summer Nationals’ 40th anniversary season kicked off with Ohio natives Eric Wilson and Lincoln Smith leading the field to green. The No. 217 of Wilson rocketed around Smith in Turns 1 and 2 and led the opening lap.

A Lap 7 caution for a slowing Todd Brennan bunched the field up and allowed for a showcase of speed and precision to commence around the Ohio oval.

The restart saw Ryan Montgomery throw a slide job on Wilson for the lead in Turn 2, but the No. 217 machine crossed back underneath to retain the top spot. Behind the two leaders was Carpenter, waiting for an opportunity. That opportunity soon presented itself, as he went for a slider in Turns 3 and 4, clearing both Wilson and Montgomery.

The lead trio went three wide exiting Turn 4 with race-long leader Wilson taking the point at the stripe once again. The three-car show continued as Montgomery led Lap 9 but Carpenter rolled to the inside of both again, clearing and taking the lead at the exit of Turn 2, but a caution for Montgomery slowing negated the pass.

Carpenter took the lead for good on the Lap 9 restart and led the final 21 laps unchallenged to bank his first career Summer Nationals victory.

“This kind of style of racetrack I was raised on,” Carpenter said. “I was trying to focus hard on where I needed to be or where would be the best spot before we ever took the initial green. Once I took the lead, I felt I was really confident then because I could just try and enter above the rough in Turns 1 and 2. There really wasn’t room so you had to enter straight, get your right front on the guardrail and then you could just lay the hammer down all the way across.”

Wilson finished second, J.R. Gentry rebounded from flipping in Qualifying to finish third, Montgomery was fourth, and Kyle Moore rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

While the DIRTcar Summer Nationals’ 40th anniversary campaign has concluded, the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals wrap up their season at Fairbury Speedway during the Prairie Dirt Classic alongside the World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision — Friday-Saturday, July 24-25.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at WorldofOutlaws.com. If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 28-Tyler Carpenter[4]; 2. 217-Eric Wilson[1]; 3. 14-JR Gentry[16]; 4. 12-Ryan Montgomery[3]; 5. 1*-Kyle Moore[10]; 6. 79-Doug Drown[7]; 7. 5M-Ryan Markham[8]; 8. 74-Mitch McGrath[14]; 9. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 10. 7-Nick Cox[18]; 11. 17-Tyler Evans[15]; 12. (DNF) 20B-Todd Brennan[6]; 13. (DNF) 31-Lincoln Smith[2]; 14. (DNF) 14C-Corey Conley[11]; 15. (DNF) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[5]; 16. (DNF) B52-Delbert Crum Jr[12]; 17. (DNF) 59-Tanner McLoughlin[17]; 18. (DNF) 30-Mark Voigt[20]; 19. (DNF) 96-Tanner English[19]; 20. (DNF) 32-Chad Roush[22]; 21. (DNS) 1Z-Logan Zarin; 22. (DNS) 57-Caiden Black

Dalton Lane Returns to Summit Modified Victory Lane at Wayne County

He’s waited nearly three years, but Dalton Lane is back in Victory Lane with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals.

Lane scored the win with the Summit Modifieds Sunday night at Wayne County Speedway for the second time in his career and the first since breaking through at Oakshade Raceway in 2023.

The Feature began with Matthew Baker taking the early lead over Kyle Moore. A caution for a slowing Jason King restacked the field for a restart on Lap 2.

The restart was where Baker began to take fire from Moore as the local favorite went for a slide job maneuver in Turns 3–4 that ended with both drivers scrubbing the outside wall. While both drivers were able to straighten out, Baker came away with damage to the nose of his No. B5 car and began to fall back. This opened the door for Lane to move into second and set his sights on Moore, still leading the race.

A Lap 7 caution for Ryan Markham slowing created another opportunity for a restart. Moore pulled away while Lane found himself in a battle for second as Nathan Loney made a bid for that position to his inside.

The race then turned on its head as Moore’s No. 21D slowed on the backstretch on Lap 13, turning what was the battle for second between Lane and Loney into the battle for the win. Over the next 10 laps, the two ran neck-and-neck for the top spot — Lane ripping the top side around the track and Loney riding the bottom.

Their battle reached a boiling point on Lap 22, crossing the stripe in a dead-heat tie. But with momentum from a great run off the top side in Turn 2, Lane charged ahead of Loney and led the field back around to the checkers.

“We put together a great night, we started off a little slow in Qualifying and we made that up all night,” Lane said. “A place like this, right around the wall like that where you can just get after it, really fits my driving style. So, it just came to us tonight. There really was nothing left on the bottom so all I had left was just to get up there and pound the cushion for 25 laps.”

Loney finished second, Dusty Swecker was third, Andre Layfield finished fourth, and Jimmy Lennex Jr finished in fifth.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals heads to Fairbury Speedway to crown a champion at the Prairie Dirt Classic on July 24-25.

How can you watch the Summit Modifieds? Every race is live on DIRTVision.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14-Dalton Lane[3]; 2. 10-Nathan Loney[6]; 3. 21-Dusty Swecker[22]; 4. 11L-Andre Layfield[8]; 5. 21CZ-Jimmy Lennex Jr[9]; 6. B5-Matthew Baker[1]; 7. 89-Jason King[16]; 8. 22G-Jesse Griffitts[12]; 9. (DNF) 01-Denny Benjamin[21]; 10. (DNF) 21D-Kyle Moore[2]; 11. (DNF) 5-Ryan Markham[7]; 12. (DNF) 42JR-Chaz Dawson Jr[11]; 13. (DNF) 68-Andrew Hammond[13]; 14. (DNF) 185-Ron Miller[17]; 15. (DNF) T23-John Toppozini[10]; 16. (DNF) 16-Caden Alexander[19]; 17. (DNF) 60-Jimmy Humphrey[4]; 18. (DNF) 16H-Ron Hamlin[20]; 19. (DNF) 75-Tristen Bickford[18]; 20. (DNF) 18-Michael Amick[15]; 21. (DNS) 11-Jason Brennan; 22. (DNS) S25-Pete Caplinger; 23. (DNS) 41-Brad Goff; 24. (DNS) 76JD-Darrick Hubbard Jr.

ARTICLE: https://dirtcarsummernationals.com/recaps/dalton-lane-returns-to-summit-modified-victory-lane-at-wayne-county/, https://dirtcarsummernationals.com/recaps/carpenter-gets-first-career-summer-nationals-win-english-clinches-2026-championship/

July 12th, 2026 – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA secured their first podium finish of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, with Will Stevens and the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R taking the checkered flag in P3. Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA had locked out the front row of the grid at Interlagos, with the No.12 in pole position and the No.38 in P2. Both cars made a clean start and held position. The first pitstop proved to be unlucky for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA, with the No.12 experiencing a stuck wheel nut and the No.38 being slightly out of position when entering the box. Having lost almost 20 seconds each, both cars returned to the track and fought hard to make up track position. Both cars recovered well and made good progress through the field. In the final hour, the cars were running P3 and P4 and pushing for P2. However, the No.38’s earlier 5-second penalty (for contact with another car) was added post-race, and late mist in the final 30 minutes, prevented any further gain on the second-place. The No.12 crossed the finish line in P3, with the No.38 just behind in P4.

Podium finish for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA at São Paulo July 12th, 2026 – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA secured their first podium finish of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, with Will Stevens and the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R taking the checkered flag in P3. Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA had locked out the front row of the grid at Interlagos, with the No.12 in pole position and the No.38 in P2. Both cars made a clean start and held position. The first pitstop proved to be unlucky for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA, with the No.12 experiencing a stuck wheel nut and the No.38 being slightly out of position when entering the box. Having lost almost 20 seconds each, both cars returned to the track and fought hard to make up track position. Both cars recovered well and made good progress through the field. In the final hour, the cars were running P3 and P4 and pushing for P2. However, the No.38’s earlier 5-second penalty (for contact with another car) was added post-race, and late mist in the final 30 minutes, prevented any further gain on the second-place. The No.12 crossed the finish line in P3, with the No.38 just behind in P4.

Cadillac Racing Chief Engineer, Jeremy Moore; “A good result for the team with some solid points for the Championship. We had a very strong opening hour, showing good pace and performance. Unfortunately with the pitstops we lost time and the race was green most of the way which made it very hard to make up the time. We have proven we have the speed, so we can go into the next race confident that we can fight for victories.” No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R. Norman Nato: “First podium of the season and P4 for the sister car, which is a good result for the team. But we can’t help but feel disappointed as we had the car and the pace with both cars to get another 1-2 here. Unfortunately the time loss in the pitstop and small penalty for contact with another car meant the result didn’t go our way. But we keep pushing and the win will come.” No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R. Sebastien Bourdais: “A good job by the whole team. It really looked like it was possible to achieve another 1-2 finish here at times. We still managed to recover to a P4 finish and bring home some strong points. We know we have the car to win, so we keep pushing and moving forwards.” Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA heads to the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, for the Lone Star Le Mans and the next round of the WEC on September 7th.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Set for First-Ever Visit to Adams County Speedway Tuesday

BATAVIA, Ohio (July 12, 2026) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing will make its first-ever appearance at Adams County Speedway on Tuesday, July 14, bringing the nation’s premier dirt late model tour to the southwest Iowa half-mile oval. Located on the Adams County Fairgrounds in Corning, Iowa, Adams County Speedway has been a staple of dirt track racing in southwest Iowa for decades. The fast half-mile clay oval has hosted countless weekly racing events and special attractions, and Tuesday’s Half Mile Hustle will mark the first appearance by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at the facility. “The Half Mile Hustle is an exciting addition to our schedule, and we’re looking forward to making our first visit to Adams County Speedway,” said Series Director Rick Schwallie. “The facility has a strong reputation, and we’re excited to showcase the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in front of the fans in southwest Iowa. We expect a great night of racing.” Fans can expect a full evening of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition featuring Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 40-lap, $15,000-to-win Half Mile Hustle main event. The Hobby Stocks will join the racing card as a support division. All gates open at 2:00 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled for 6:30 p.m., with racing immediately following. Brandon Sheppard continues to lead the Big River Steel Championship Standings presented by ARP, holding a slim 35-point advantage over Hudson O’Neal. Devin Moran remains third, followed by Brandon Overton and Max Blair to round out the top five. Ricky Thornton Jr., Garrett Alberson, Josh Rice, Brian Shirley, and Kyle Bronson complete the current top 10 as the championship battle continues to tighten heading into the next round of competition. For the latest news, results, and championship standings from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit LucasDirt.com. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purse: 1. $15,000, 2. $7,000, 3. $5,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,000, 6. $2,500, 7. $2,400, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,800, 13. $1,600, 14. $1,500, 15. $1,400, 16. $1,300, 17. $1,200, 18. $1,100, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22. $1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000 = $63,400 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NRM NLMT3, (92) NRM NLMT4

TEXARKANA, AR (July 11, 2026) — Fireworks sprouted the American Sprint Car Series visit to Texarkana 67 Speedway for the Ralph Henson Memorial, and it was Seth Bergman who shone brightest.

The Snohomish, WA driver became the first to score three Feature victories in the 2026 season, with a dogfight between his two championship adversaries through 30 laps at the 1/4-mile bullring Saturday night.

Brady Baker and Matt Covington set the front row, with Baker taking the lead on the opening circuit. On the second lap, Covington drove to the bottom in Turn 1 but slid up and made contact with Baker, resulting in race-ending damage to the No. 71 and making Covington the new leader. 

On the restart, Covington used the cushion while Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. followed in tow around the bottom lane. Bergman had the advantage over Covington, which propelled him to the lead. Hafertepe followed Bergman’s tracks around the bottom and got ahead of the No. 95 on Lap 4.

Bergman continued to use the bottom as Hafertepe shifted his line to the top side, but both drivers remained equal in distance until lap traffic arrived on Lap 10. Bergman moved to the cushion to avoid lapped cars in his line as Hafertepe closed within 0.5 seconds of the lead.

Throughout the run, the two drivers remained glued to the cushion until the final caution was flown on Lap 24, stacking the field for a six-lap dash to the twin checkered flags.

Bergman aced the restart as Hafertepe worked to protect his runner-up position. The Oklahoma Chillers No. 23 Triple X Chassis drove away to a 2.4-second gap, scoring his first win in the Ralph Henson Memorial and tying Shane Stewart for eighth on the all-time National Tour wins list.

“It was technical, but this place is one badass racetrack,” Bergman said. “We were just really good, and it’s the Ralph Henson Memorial, and I’m probably one of the only guys in the field that actually ran against Ralph. It’s a great family, and I’m honored to win this race in his honor.

“This car here lately, we’ve been hitting on some things, and I think it shows. We have a really good piece, and we’ve been struggling. I just couldn’t be happier with the feels that the car’s been giving me. I can act like a race car driver, get out there, make decisions, and win races.”

With Hafertepe finishing second and Covington third, the Sunnyvale, TX pilot retook the points lead by five markers. Rookie Cole Schroeder earned his first career top-five finish in the Series with a fourth-place finish, and Kyler Johnson worked up eight positions to round out the top five and earn the Hard Charger award.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Matt Covington (13.880 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Brady Baker, Seth Bergman, Howard Moore

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Brady Baker

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Brogan Carder

Hard Charger Award: Kyler Johnson (+8)

Up Next: The American Sprint Car Series returns to Kansas with Dodge City Raceway Park hosting the Steve King Memorial on Saturday, July 25. Joining the National Tour at the event will be the ASCS Gunsmoke Region and Sooner Region.

DODGE CITY INFO

Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS: Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 4. 3-Cole Schroeder[7]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[11]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 8. 88R-Ryder Laplante[6]; 9. 88C-Brogan Carder[16]; 10. 63-Jack Thomas[14]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[19]; 14. 71T-Christopher Townsend[10]; 15. G6-Jake Jones[15]; 16. 12W-Dale Wester[20]; 17. 9-Josh McCord[22]; 18. 30-Joseph Miller[21]; 19. 8Z-Zach Pringle[18]; 20. 6-Cody Gardner[8]; 21. 71-Brady Baker[1]; 22. 40-Howard Moore[5]

Seth Bergman Takes Ralph Henson Memorial at Texarkana for 29th ASCS Triumph TEXARKANA, AR (July 11, 2026) — Fireworks sprouted the American Sprint Car Series visit to Texarkana 67 Speedway for the Ralph Henson Memorial, and it was Seth Bergman who shone brightest.

The Snohomish, WA driver became the first to score three Feature victories in the 2026 season, with a dogfight between his two championship adversaries through 30 laps at the 1/4-mile bullring Saturday night.

Brady Baker and Matt Covington set the front row, with Baker taking the lead on the opening circuit. On the second lap, Covington drove to the bottom in Turn 1 but slid up and made contact with Baker, resulting in race-ending damage to the No. 71 and making Covington the new leader. 

On the restart, Covington used the cushion while Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. followed in tow around the bottom lane. Bergman had the advantage over Covington, which propelled him to the lead. Hafertepe followed Bergman’s tracks around the bottom and got ahead of the No. 95 on Lap 4.

Bergman continued to use the bottom as Hafertepe shifted his line to the top side, but both drivers remained equal in distance until lap traffic arrived on Lap 10. Bergman moved to the cushion to avoid lapped cars in his line as Hafertepe closed within 0.5 seconds of the lead.

Throughout the run, the two drivers remained glued to the cushion until the final caution was flown on Lap 24, stacking the field for a six-lap dash to the twin checkered flags.

Bergman aced the restart as Hafertepe worked to protect his runner-up position. The Oklahoma Chillers No. 23 Triple X Chassis drove away to a 2.4-second gap, scoring his first win in the Ralph Henson Memorial and tying Shane Stewart for eighth on the all-time National Tour wins list.

“It was technical, but this place is one badass racetrack,” Bergman said. “We were just really good, and it’s the Ralph Henson Memorial, and I’m probably one of the only guys in the field that actually ran against Ralph. It’s a great family, and I’m honored to win this race in his honor.

“This car here lately, we’ve been hitting on some things, and I think it shows. We have a really good piece, and we’ve been struggling. I just couldn’t be happier with the feels that the car’s been giving me. I can act like a race car driver, get out there, make decisions, and win races.”

With Hafertepe finishing second and Covington third, the Sunnyvale, TX pilot retook the points lead by five markers. Rookie Cole Schroeder earned his first career top-five finish in the Series with a fourth-place finish, and Kyler Johnson worked up eight positions to round out the top five and earn the Hard Charger award.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Matt Covington (13.880 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Brady Baker, Seth Bergman, Howard Moore

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Brady Baker

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Brogan Carder

Hard Charger Award: Kyler Johnson (+8)

Up Next: The American Sprint Car Series returns to Kansas with Dodge City Raceway Park hosting the Steve King Memorial on Saturday, July 25. Joining the National Tour at the event will be the ASCS Gunsmoke Region and Sooner Region.

DODGE CITY INFO

Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS: Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 4. 3-Cole Schroeder[7]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[11]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 8. 88R-Ryder Laplante[6]; 9. 88C-Brogan Carder[16]; 10. 63-Jack Thomas[14]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[19]; 14. 71T-Christopher Townsend[10]; 15. G6-Jake Jones[15]; 16. 12W-Dale Wester[20]; 17. 9-Josh McCord[22]; 18. 30-Joseph Miller[21]; 19. 8Z-Zach Pringle[18]; 20. 6-Cody Gardner[8]; 21. 71-Brady Baker[1]; 22. 40-Howard Moore[5]

ARTICLE:https://ascsracing.com/recap/seth-bergman-takes-ralph-henson-memorial-at-texarkana-for-29th-ascs-triumph/

TEXARKANA, AR (July 11, 2026) — Fireworks sprouted the American Sprint Car Series visit to Texarkana 67 Speedway for the Ralph Henson Memorial, and it was Seth Bergman who shone brightest.

The Snohomish, WA driver became the first to score three Feature victories in the 2026 season, with a dogfight between his two championship adversaries through 30 laps at the 1/4-mile bullring Saturday night.

Brady Baker and Matt Covington set the front row, with Baker taking the lead on the opening circuit. On the second lap, Covington drove to the bottom in Turn 1 but slid up and made contact with Baker, resulting in race-ending damage to the No. 71 and making Covington the new leader. 

On the restart, Covington used the cushion while Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. followed in tow around the bottom lane. Bergman had the advantage over Covington, which propelled him to the lead. Hafertepe followed Bergman’s tracks around the bottom and got ahead of the No. 95 on Lap 4.

Bergman continued to use the bottom as Hafertepe shifted his line to the top side, but both drivers remained equal in distance until lap traffic arrived on Lap 10. Bergman moved to the cushion to avoid lapped cars in his line as Hafertepe closed within 0.5 seconds of the lead.

Throughout the run, the two drivers remained glued to the cushion until the final caution was flown on Lap 24, stacking the field for a six-lap dash to the twin checkered flags.

Bergman aced the restart as Hafertepe worked to protect his runner-up position. The Oklahoma Chillers No. 23 Triple X Chassis drove away to a 2.4-second gap, scoring his first win in the Ralph Henson Memorial and tying Shane Stewart for eighth on the all-time National Tour wins list.

“It was technical, but this place is one badass racetrack,” Bergman said. “We were just really good, and it’s the Ralph Henson Memorial, and I’m probably one of the only guys in the field that actually ran against Ralph. It’s a great family, and I’m honored to win this race in his honor.

“This car here lately, we’ve been hitting on some things, and I think it shows. We have a really good piece, and we’ve been struggling. I just couldn’t be happier with the feels that the car’s been giving me. I can act like a race car driver, get out there, make decisions, and win races.”

With Hafertepe finishing second and Covington third, the Sunnyvale, TX pilot retook the points lead by five markers. Rookie Cole Schroeder earned his first career top-five finish in the Series with a fourth-place finish, and Kyler Johnson worked up eight positions to round out the top five and earn the Hard Charger award.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Matt Covington (13.880 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Brady Baker, Seth Bergman, Howard Moore

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Brady Baker

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Brogan Carder

Hard Charger Award: Kyler Johnson (+8)

Up Next: The American Sprint Car Series returns to Kansas with Dodge City Raceway Park hosting the Steve King Memorial on Saturday, July 25. Joining the National Tour at the event will be the ASCS Gunsmoke Region and Sooner Region.

DODGE CITY INFO

Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS: Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 4. 3-Cole Schroeder[7]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[11]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 8. 88R-Ryder Laplante[6]; 9. 88C-Brogan Carder[16]; 10. 63-Jack Thomas[14]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[19]; 14. 71T-Christopher Townsend[10]; 15. G6-Jake Jones[15]; 16. 12W-Dale Wester[20]; 17. 9-Josh McCord[22]; 18. 30-Joseph Miller[21]; 19. 8Z-Zach Pringle[18]; 20. 6-Cody Gardner[8]; 21. 71-Brady Baker[1]; 22. 40-Howard Moore[5]

Seth Bergman Takes Ralph Henson Memorial at Texarkana for 29th ASCS Triumph TEXARKANA, AR (July 11, 2026) — Fireworks sprouted the American Sprint Car Series visit to Texarkana 67 Speedway for the Ralph Henson Memorial, and it was Seth Bergman who shone brightest.

The Snohomish, WA driver became the first to score three Feature victories in the 2026 season, with a dogfight between his two championship adversaries through 30 laps at the 1/4-mile bullring Saturday night.

Brady Baker and Matt Covington set the front row, with Baker taking the lead on the opening circuit. On the second lap, Covington drove to the bottom in Turn 1 but slid up and made contact with Baker, resulting in race-ending damage to the No. 71 and making Covington the new leader. 

On the restart, Covington used the cushion while Bergman and Sam Hafertepe Jr. followed in tow around the bottom lane. Bergman had the advantage over Covington, which propelled him to the lead. Hafertepe followed Bergman’s tracks around the bottom and got ahead of the No. 95 on Lap 4.

Bergman continued to use the bottom as Hafertepe shifted his line to the top side, but both drivers remained equal in distance until lap traffic arrived on Lap 10. Bergman moved to the cushion to avoid lapped cars in his line as Hafertepe closed within 0.5 seconds of the lead.

Throughout the run, the two drivers remained glued to the cushion until the final caution was flown on Lap 24, stacking the field for a six-lap dash to the twin checkered flags.

Bergman aced the restart as Hafertepe worked to protect his runner-up position. The Oklahoma Chillers No. 23 Triple X Chassis drove away to a 2.4-second gap, scoring his first win in the Ralph Henson Memorial and tying Shane Stewart for eighth on the all-time National Tour wins list.

“It was technical, but this place is one badass racetrack,” Bergman said. “We were just really good, and it’s the Ralph Henson Memorial, and I’m probably one of the only guys in the field that actually ran against Ralph. It’s a great family, and I’m honored to win this race in his honor.

“This car here lately, we’ve been hitting on some things, and I think it shows. We have a really good piece, and we’ve been struggling. I just couldn’t be happier with the feels that the car’s been giving me. I can act like a race car driver, get out there, make decisions, and win races.”

With Hafertepe finishing second and Covington third, the Sunnyvale, TX pilot retook the points lead by five markers. Rookie Cole Schroeder earned his first career top-five finish in the Series with a fourth-place finish, and Kyler Johnson worked up eight positions to round out the top five and earn the Hard Charger award.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Matt Covington (13.880 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Brady Baker, Seth Bergman, Howard Moore

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Brady Baker

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Brogan Carder

Hard Charger Award: Kyler Johnson (+8)

Up Next: The American Sprint Car Series returns to Kansas with Dodge City Raceway Park hosting the Steve King Memorial on Saturday, July 25. Joining the National Tour at the event will be the ASCS Gunsmoke Region and Sooner Region.

DODGE CITY INFO

Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS: Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 4. 3-Cole Schroeder[7]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[11]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[9]; 8. 88R-Ryder Laplante[6]; 9. 88C-Brogan Carder[16]; 10. 63-Jack Thomas[14]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[17]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]; 13. 16G-Austyn Gossel[19]; 14. 71T-Christopher Townsend[10]; 15. G6-Jake Jones[15]; 16. 12W-Dale Wester[20]; 17. 9-Josh McCord[22]; 18. 30-Joseph Miller[21]; 19. 8Z-Zach Pringle[18]; 20. 6-Cody Gardner[8]; 21. 71-Brady Baker[1]; 22. 40-Howard Moore[5]

ARTICLE:https://ascsracing.com/recap/seth-bergman-takes-ralph-henson-memorial-at-texarkana-for-29th-ascs-triumph/

Haudenschild continues recent hot streak with another win ahead of a huge week in his home state

WILMOT, WI (July 11, 2026) – Sprint Car racing doesn’t get much better than Saturday night at Wilmot Raceway.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series rolled into the Wisconsin track for the O’Reilly Auto Parts presents the Larry Hillerud Memorial finale and gave the fans a night they won’t forget.

Sheldon Haudenschild and Garet Williamson lined up on the front row, and the two put on an absolute show. Williamson fired off better from the outside in the Fischer Motorsports No. 23 and took command early in search of his first World of Outlaws win. The KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 18 stalked Williamson throughout much of the race, matching his every move in traffic and waiting for the right chance to pounce.

The time came with about five laps remaining as Haudenschild pulled alongside Williamson to show him a nose. Haudenschild pulled the trigger on a slider a lap later, but Williamson countered with a crossover. It didn’t take long for Haudenschild to come back with another slide job to take the lead coming to two laps to go. Williamson responded by hammering the cushion in Turns 1 and 2 to take the spot back. Haudenschild wrestled the top spot back by ripping the top in the next set of corners. That proved to be the winning move as Williamson couldn’t find a lane to take a shot on the final lap, and Haudenschild came out on top of a thriller.

“Garet does such a great job,” said a humble Haudenschild. “Him and Chaddy (Chad Cypert), they’ve been so good all year and I think a little overlooked honestly. They’ve been right there every night. They qualify well. Garet does a great job. Man, he did such a good job that whole race, and I was kind of in the cat-bird seat. I was able to see where he was going and move around. I think I had him guessing a little bit. He slid across the track down there. When he ran the top in (Turns) 3 and 4, he was kind of just going up a little bit, and I was able to throw a slider right there and be able to protect it.”

Haudenschild and KCP continue to be the hottest team in the sport with four victories in the last seven races. They’ve also collected 10 podiums in the last 12 Features. Haudenschild’s 52nd career World of Outlaws win gives him sole possession of 18th all time, and he’s now just 20 behind his father Jac Haudenschild in the record books. Wilmot becomes the 31st different track where the Wooster, OH native has won with The Greatest Show on Dirt. All the momentum is on Haudenschild’s side as the tour heads to his home state for to major events.

Williamson held onto second after the fierce battle with Haudenschild, his ninth consecutive Series top 10 and fifth top five over that stretch.

David Gravel brought the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 home third for his third straight trip to the podium.

Spencer Bayston and Logan Schuchart completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

David Gravel clocked the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Brady Bacon set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Spencer Bayston (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Bill Balog (Knoxville Bound Heat Two), and Garet Williamson (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Garet Williamson.

Sheldon Haudenschild topped the Toyota Dash.

Donny Schatz won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Schatz also took home KSE Racing Products Hard Charger honors after taking the CJB Motorsports No. 15 from 19th to eighth in the main event.

Bill Balog was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

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

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Brady Bacon.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on a huge week in Ohio at Attica Raceway Park’s Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic presented by dac Vitamins and Minerals on Tuesday, July 14 and Eldora Speedway’s $200,000-to-win Kings Royal on Friday-Saturday, July 17-18. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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

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

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[1]; 2. 23-Garet Williamson[2]; 3. 2-David Gravel[4]; 4. 17-Spencer Bayston[5]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart[9]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo[7]; 7. 20-Bill Balog[3]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz[19]; 9. 83-Michael Kofoid[10]; 10. 2C-Cole Macedo[11]; 11. 7S-Chris Windom[21]; 12. 87A-Austin Hartmann[22]; 13. 16C-Skylar Gee[20]; 14. 37-Bryce Norris[12]; 15. 6-Scott Neitzel[23]; 16. 27-Emerson Axsom[15]; 17. 51-Ashton Torgerson[16]; 18. AU55-Parker Scott[18]; 19. 10V-Matt VanderVere[24]; 20. 28M-Conner Morrell[13]; 21. 4-Alex Pokorski[17]; 22. (DNF) 15K-Creed Kemenah[14]; 23. (DNF) 21H-Brady Bacon[6]; 24. (DNF) 85J-Logan Julien[8]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

BADGER STATE BATTLE: Haudenschild Bests Williamson in Wilmot Race of the Year Candidate

Haudenschild continues recent hot streak with another win ahead of a huge week in his home state

WILMOT, WI (July 11, 2026) – Sprint Car racing doesn’t get much better than Saturday night at Wilmot Raceway.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series rolled into the Wisconsin track for the O’Reilly Auto Parts presents the Larry Hillerud Memorial finale and gave the fans a night they won’t forget.

Sheldon Haudenschild and Garet Williamson lined up on the front row, and the two put on an absolute show. Williamson fired off better from the outside in the Fischer Motorsports No. 23 and took command early in search of his first World of Outlaws win. The KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 18 stalked Williamson throughout much of the race, matching his every move in traffic and waiting for the right chance to pounce.

The time came with about five laps remaining as Haudenschild pulled alongside Williamson to show him a nose. Haudenschild pulled the trigger on a slider a lap later, but Williamson countered with a crossover. It didn’t take long for Haudenschild to come back with another slide job to take the lead coming to two laps to go. Williamson responded by hammering the cushion in Turns 1 and 2 to take the spot back. Haudenschild wrestled the top spot back by ripping the top in the next set of corners. That proved to be the winning move as Williamson couldn’t find a lane to take a shot on the final lap, and Haudenschild came out on top of a thriller.

“Garet does such a great job,” said a humble Haudenschild. “Him and Chaddy (Chad Cypert), they’ve been so good all year and I think a little overlooked honestly. They’ve been right there every night. They qualify well. Garet does a great job. Man, he did such a good job that whole race, and I was kind of in the cat-bird seat. I was able to see where he was going and move around. I think I had him guessing a little bit. He slid across the track down there. When he ran the top in (Turns) 3 and 4, he was kind of just going up a little bit, and I was able to throw a slider right there and be able to protect it.”

Haudenschild and KCP continue to be the hottest team in the sport with four victories in the last seven races. They’ve also collected 10 podiums in the last 12 Features. Haudenschild’s 52nd career World of Outlaws win gives him sole possession of 18th all time, and he’s now just 20 behind his father Jac Haudenschild in the record books. Wilmot becomes the 31st different track where the Wooster, OH native has won with The Greatest Show on Dirt. All the momentum is on Haudenschild’s side as the tour heads to his home state for to major events.

Williamson held onto second after the fierce battle with Haudenschild, his ninth consecutive Series top 10 and fifth top five over that stretch.

David Gravel brought the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 home third for his third straight trip to the podium.

Spencer Bayston and Logan Schuchart completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

David Gravel clocked the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Brady Bacon set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Spencer Bayston (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Bill Balog (Knoxville Bound Heat Two), and Garet Williamson (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Garet Williamson.

Sheldon Haudenschild topped the Toyota Dash.

Donny Schatz won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Schatz also took home KSE Racing Products Hard Charger honors after taking the CJB Motorsports No. 15 from 19th to eighth in the main event.

Bill Balog was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

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

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Brady Bacon.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on a huge week in Ohio at Attica Raceway Park’s Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic presented by dac Vitamins and Minerals on Tuesday, July 14 and Eldora Speedway’s $200,000-to-win Kings Royal on Friday-Saturday, July 17-18. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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

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

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[1]; 2. 23-Garet Williamson[2]; 3. 2-David Gravel[4]; 4. 17-Spencer Bayston[5]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart[9]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo[7]; 7. 20-Bill Balog[3]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz[19]; 9. 83-Michael Kofoid[10]; 10. 2C-Cole Macedo[11]; 11. 7S-Chris Windom[21]; 12. 87A-Austin Hartmann[22]; 13. 16C-Skylar Gee[20]; 14. 37-Bryce Norris[12]; 15. 6-Scott Neitzel[23]; 16. 27-Emerson Axsom[15]; 17. 51-Ashton Torgerson[16]; 18. AU55-Parker Scott[18]; 19. 10V-Matt VanderVere[24]; 20. 28M-Conner Morrell[13]; 21. 4-Alex Pokorski[17]; 22. (DNF) 15K-Creed Kemenah[14]; 23. (DNF) 21H-Brady Bacon[6]; 24. (DNF) 85J-Logan Julien[8]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/badger-state-battle-haudenschild-bests-williamson-in-wilmot-race-of-the-year-candidate/

WAUSEON, OH (July 11, 2026) — Two days after celebrating a birthday of his own, Frank Heckenast Jr. got one of his biggest presents of the summer — a $10,000 check as victor of the 29th annual Birthday Race.

The Frankfort, IL-native led all 50 laps around Oakshade Raceway Saturday night, garnering his third DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season and eighth of his career. After struggling early during the Hell Tour, Heckenast is closing the tour with momentum, earning all three of his wins in a span of 11 days.

“We’ve been fortunate. I won an Outlaw race on my birthday probably five years ago, so that was cool, but this means a lot,” Heckenast said. “This was so emotional for me. It was hard. I’ve tried for so long to win this race, and I’ve gotten beat so many times at this place. I’ve started up front before, and they went by me on both sides. I was in my head tonight. I don’t usually talk to myself when I’m racing, but tonight I did. I told myself, ‘Just make the best lap you can.’ I tried to build speed, and it worked out.”

Heckenast capitalized on his pole starting position and took control early. After starting fourth, Ryan Unzicker moved into third before a Lap 3 caution allowed his No. 24 to pull alongside Sam Seawright for second on the restart.

Seawright and Unzicker battled hard for second, giving Heckenast room to extend his lead. Unzicker found traction through the middle and drove around Seawright in Turns 1 and 2, moving the El Paso, IL-driver into the runner-up spot.

As the race neared halfway, lapped traffic became a factor. Unzicker closed to within a car length of Heckenast before a Lap 23 caution for a spun Mark Voigt paused the battle for the lead and gave Heckenast a clear track ahead for the restart.

Over the final 27 laps, Heckenast ran consistent laps and maintained a comfortable lead to secure his first Birthday Race win at Oakshade.

“Today was just 100% us, I got a little sideways in my head about stuff. It’s not major but the crew got me straightened out and gave me the confidence to go win the race,” Heckenast said. “I hate to admit it, but I’ve let so many people get in my head. Other racers, people and just things like that. They try every night and, you know, shout out to Logan, my crew guy, he pulled me aside and told me to just do my own thing and stop listening to these people. I want to tell my boys that you don’t quit, you don’t give up, don’t let other people bully you around.”

Unzicker finished second, Seawright was third, Rusty Schlenk finished fourth, and Luke Morey rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models wraps up its 40th anniversary celebration with a visit to Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH, on Sunday, July 12. Tickets will be available at the track on race day.

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

RESULTS

Feature (50 Laps): 1. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[1]; 2. 24-Ryan Unzicker[4]; 3. 16S-Sam Seawright[3]; 4. 91-Rusty Schlenk[7]; 5. 49-Luke Morey[8]; 6. 96-Tanner English[5]; 7. LIL91-Carter Schlenk[11]; 8. 6M-Dona Marcoullier[10]; 9. 4-Travis Stemler[13]; 10. 74-Mitch McGrath[2]; 11. 21B-Rich Bell[17]; 12. 77-Steve Kester[12]; 13. 51-Devin Shiels[20]; 14. 46-Colin Shipley[16]; 15. 15B-Mike Bores[9]; 16. 63-Terry Rushlow[21]; 17. 06-Jake Rendel[22]; 18. 30-Mark Voigt[19]; 19. 1N-Casey Noonan[14]; 20. 50-Ryan Missler[6]; 21. 75M-Dusty Moore[18]; 22. 42-Chad Finley[15]

Zeke McKenzie Gets Third Career Summit Modifieds Win at Oakshade

While others have flashed speed on occasion, Zeke McKenzie has been a model of consistency with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals this summer.

On Saturday night, that consistency turned into a win at Oakshade Raceway.

McKenzie has been a familiar face with the Summit Modifieds in 2026, logging 17 starts — most of any competitor. Now in the final full week of competition, the Claypool, IN-driver has yet to finish outside the top ten. That consistency has put him in position for wins and the season points championship.

“When you run in the top five and get podiums, the wins are going to come,” McKenzie said. “I know we don’t have the wins but they’re definitely coming the rest of the year, and I feel our cars are good enough to win almost every night, we just have to put more nights together.”

The beginning of the main event kicked off with the front row of Jerry Bowersock and Drew Charlson tangling in Turn 3, ending both their chances for victory. This moved McKenzie and Mathew Baker to the front row in a brand-new race up front for the restart.

Baker led the field into Turn 1 on the restart, but McKenzie found traction in the middle of Turns 1 and 2, got around the Baker No. B5 and began to pull away.

A Lap 14 caution bunched the field up and took McKenzie out of lap traffic, allowing him to set sail out front for the rest of the race. He crossed under the checkered flag unchallenged to secure his third career Summit Modified victory, continuing a dream season for the No. 24 team.

“We started out planning on only doing the first week to help some customers and we ran really good,” McKenzie said. “We actually had to go find a little help to do the whole thing because it just wasn’t on our schedule. Tonight, we saw guys not be forgiving and I was just fortunate enough to not get into them.”

Matthew Baker was second, Dillon Nusbaum was third, John McClure finished fourth, and Dylan Woodling finished fifth.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals heads to Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH, on Sunday, July 12.

If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 24-Zeke McKenzie[4]; 2. B5-Matthew Baker[3]; 3. 17N-Dillon Nusbaum[5]; 4. 12M-John McClure[7]; 5. 3W-Dylan Woodling[14]; 6. 14-Dalton Lane[12]; 7. 22T-Tony Anderson[10]; 8. 60-Shannon Fisk[6]; 9. 13M-Mitchell Opatik[9]; 10. 25L-Josh Lolmaugh[16]; 11. 52-Weasel Phlipot[18]; 12. 9R-Garrett Rons[20]; 13. 8C-Corey Bevard[21]; 14. 17J-Jarrod Klay[17]; 15. 87Z-George Zieman[13]; 16. 4-Logan Beckwith IV[11]; 17. 25M-Brian Mcfeeters[22]; 18. 1A-Andrew Hollister[19]; 19. T23-John Toppozini[15]; 20. (DNF) 5X-Jerry Bowersock[1]; 21. (DNF) 21C-Drew Charlson[2]; 22. (DNF) 16-Jeff Koz[8]

Heckenast Jr. Gets Third Summer Nationals Win of 2026 at Oakshade

WAUSEON, OH (July 11, 2026) — Two days after celebrating a birthday of his own, Frank Heckenast Jr. got one of his biggest presents of the summer — a $10,000 check as victor of the 29th annual Birthday Race.

The Frankfort, IL-native led all 50 laps around Oakshade Raceway Saturday night, garnering his third DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season and eighth of his career. After struggling early during the Hell Tour, Heckenast is closing the tour with momentum, earning all three of his wins in a span of 11 days.

“We’ve been fortunate. I won an Outlaw race on my birthday probably five years ago, so that was cool, but this means a lot,” Heckenast said. “This was so emotional for me. It was hard. I’ve tried for so long to win this race, and I’ve gotten beat so many times at this place. I’ve started up front before, and they went by me on both sides. I was in my head tonight. I don’t usually talk to myself when I’m racing, but tonight I did. I told myself, ‘Just make the best lap you can.’ I tried to build speed, and it worked out.”

Heckenast capitalized on his pole starting position and took control early. After starting fourth, Ryan Unzicker moved into third before a Lap 3 caution allowed his No. 24 to pull alongside Sam Seawright for second on the restart.

Seawright and Unzicker battled hard for second, giving Heckenast room to extend his lead. Unzicker found traction through the middle and drove around Seawright in Turns 1 and 2, moving the El Paso, IL-driver into the runner-up spot.

As the race neared halfway, lapped traffic became a factor. Unzicker closed to within a car length of Heckenast before a Lap 23 caution for a spun Mark Voigt paused the battle for the lead and gave Heckenast a clear track ahead for the restart.

Over the final 27 laps, Heckenast ran consistent laps and maintained a comfortable lead to secure his first Birthday Race win at Oakshade.

“Today was just 100% us, I got a little sideways in my head about stuff. It’s not major but the crew got me straightened out and gave me the confidence to go win the race,” Heckenast said. “I hate to admit it, but I’ve let so many people get in my head. Other racers, people and just things like that. They try every night and, you know, shout out to Logan, my crew guy, he pulled me aside and told me to just do my own thing and stop listening to these people. I want to tell my boys that you don’t quit, you don’t give up, don’t let other people bully you around.”

Unzicker finished second, Seawright was third, Rusty Schlenk finished fourth, and Luke Morey rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models wraps up its 40th anniversary celebration with a visit to Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH, on Sunday, July 12. Tickets will be available at the track on race day.

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

RESULTS

Feature (50 Laps): 1. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[1]; 2. 24-Ryan Unzicker[4]; 3. 16S-Sam Seawright[3]; 4. 91-Rusty Schlenk[7]; 5. 49-Luke Morey[8]; 6. 96-Tanner English[5]; 7. LIL91-Carter Schlenk[11]; 8. 6M-Dona Marcoullier[10]; 9. 4-Travis Stemler[13]; 10. 74-Mitch McGrath[2]; 11. 21B-Rich Bell[17]; 12. 77-Steve Kester[12]; 13. 51-Devin Shiels[20]; 14. 46-Colin Shipley[16]; 15. 15B-Mike Bores[9]; 16. 63-Terry Rushlow[21]; 17. 06-Jake Rendel[22]; 18. 30-Mark Voigt[19]; 19. 1N-Casey Noonan[14]; 20. 50-Ryan Missler[6]; 21. 75M-Dusty Moore[18]; 22. 42-Chad Finley[15]

Zeke McKenzie Gets Third Career Summit Modifieds Win at Oakshade

While others have flashed speed on occasion, Zeke McKenzie has been a model of consistency with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals this summer.

On Saturday night, that consistency turned into a win at Oakshade Raceway.

McKenzie has been a familiar face with the Summit Modifieds in 2026, logging 17 starts — most of any competitor. Now in the final full week of competition, the Claypool, IN-driver has yet to finish outside the top ten. That consistency has put him in position for wins and the season points championship.

“When you run in the top five and get podiums, the wins are going to come,” McKenzie said. “I know we don’t have the wins but they’re definitely coming the rest of the year, and I feel our cars are good enough to win almost every night, we just have to put more nights together.”

The beginning of the main event kicked off with the front row of Jerry Bowersock and Drew Charlson tangling in Turn 3, ending both their chances for victory. This moved McKenzie and Mathew Baker to the front row in a brand-new race up front for the restart.

Baker led the field into Turn 1 on the restart, but McKenzie found traction in the middle of Turns 1 and 2, got around the Baker No. B5 and began to pull away.

A Lap 14 caution bunched the field up and took McKenzie out of lap traffic, allowing him to set sail out front for the rest of the race. He crossed under the checkered flag unchallenged to secure his third career Summit Modified victory, continuing a dream season for the No. 24 team.

“We started out planning on only doing the first week to help some customers and we ran really good,” McKenzie said. “We actually had to go find a little help to do the whole thing because it just wasn’t on our schedule. Tonight, we saw guys not be forgiving and I was just fortunate enough to not get into them.”

Matthew Baker was second, Dillon Nusbaum was third, John McClure finished fourth, and Dylan Woodling finished fifth.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals heads to Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH, on Sunday, July 12.

If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 24-Zeke McKenzie[4]; 2. B5-Matthew Baker[3]; 3. 17N-Dillon Nusbaum[5]; 4. 12M-John McClure[7]; 5. 3W-Dylan Woodling[14]; 6. 14-Dalton Lane[12]; 7. 22T-Tony Anderson[10]; 8. 60-Shannon Fisk[6]; 9. 13M-Mitchell Opatik[9]; 10. 25L-Josh Lolmaugh[16]; 11. 52-Weasel Phlipot[18]; 12. 9R-Garrett Rons[20]; 13. 8C-Corey Bevard[21]; 14. 17J-Jarrod Klay[17]; 15. 87Z-George Zieman[13]; 16. 4-Logan Beckwith IV[11]; 17. 25M-Brian Mcfeeters[22]; 18. 1A-Andrew Hollister[19]; 19. T23-John Toppozini[15]; 20. (DNF) 5X-Jerry Bowersock[1]; 21. (DNF) 21C-Drew Charlson[2]; 22. (DNF) 16-Jeff Koz[8]

ARTICLE: https://dirtcarsummernationals.com/recaps/heckenast-jr-gets-third-summer-nationals-win-of-2026-at-oakshade/, https://dirtcarsummernationals.com/recaps/zeke-mckenzie-gets-third-career-summit-modifieds-win-at-oakshade/

HARTFORD, OH (July 11, 2026) – Sharon Speedway has turned into Bobby Pierce‘s personal ATM.The two-time champion of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision needed a few tries to crack the code at the Hartford, OH oval, but ever since he did, he’s been nearly unstoppable. His first two Sharon wins came in a weekend sweep of the 2024 Battle at the Border. He made it three in a row in the Friday portion of the 2025 event and was in position on Saturday for another sweep until Mike Marlar got around him.A Friday rainout in 2026 meant Pierce only had one chance at a Sharon trophy this season, and he seized the opportunity to win for the fourth time at Sharon and the 17th time this season in World of Outlaws competition.The first third of the race had Nick Hoffman out front as he tried to get back to Victory Lane for the first time in more than a month and put a dent in Pierce’s points lead. But Pierce was right behind him keeping the pressure on, forcing Hoffman to make the right moves once traffic became a factor.When Hoffman drifted too high in Turn 2 and bounced on the cushion, Pierce was right there on the bottom ready to pounce. The pair drag raced down the backstretch before Pierce threw the slider in Turn 3 that moved him into the lead and ultimately won him the race. It was another dominant performance from Pierce the rest of the way, as he avoided any serious challenges to claim the 59th World of Outlaws win of his career.“Earlier tonight, we were trying to find the balance,” Pierce said. “In the Feature, the car felt really balanced and really good. A couple tweaks we made throughout the night really helped. As I mentioned in the Redraw, the tire choice here is a really big thing. When we dropped the green flag, the top four cars all had completely different tires on them. It just goes to show that this racetrack gets really good when it’s like that because you never know what to do. I mean, I’ve won here on all sorts of different tire compounds, so I don’t really think that’s what won us the race, but I think we made the right call there.”Hoffman and Ryan Gustin went back and forth for second throughout the Feature, but Hoffman prevailed at the end over Gustin in third. Behind them, Tim McCreadie and Tyler Erb completed the top five.UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision contests the first of two back-to-back crown jewels with the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway on Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. Tickets will be available at the gate.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.Boom Briggs won the Simpson Quick Time Award.Nick Hoffman won Heat 1.Bobby Pierce won STAKT Products Heat 2.Dennis Erb Jr. won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.Ryan Gustin won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.Tristan Chamberlain and Boom Briggs won the Last Chance Showdowns.Dennis Erb Jr. won the Bilstein Pole Award.Trey Mills won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.Daulton Wilson won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.Nick Hoffman was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.Ryan Gustin was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.Tim McCreadie was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.Tyler Erb was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.Dustin Sorensen was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.Dennis Erb Jr. was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.Ethan Dotson was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.Ryan Montgomery was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.Zack Mitchell was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.Logan Zarin was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.Gregg Satterlee was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.Daulton Wilson was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.Trey Mills was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.Lincoln Smith was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.Feature (60 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 2. 9-Nick Hoffman[2]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin[4]; 4. 9M-Tim McCreadie[9]; 5. 1-Tyler Erb[7]; 6. 19-Dustin Sorensen[10]; 7. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[1]; 8. 74X-Ethan Dotson[8]; 9. 12-Ryan Montgomery[12]; 10. 22*-Zack Mitchell[5]; 11. 1Z-Logan Zarin[11]; 12. 22-Gregg Satterlee[19]; 13. 58V-Daulton Wilson[13]; 14. 14-Trey Mills[23]; 15. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[17]; 16. B1-Brent Larson[16]; 17. 55E-Eli Johnson[14]; 18. 31-Lincoln Smith[20]; 19. 95-Boom Briggs[18]; 20. 1*-Chub Frank[6]; 21. 24-Tyler Wyant[21]; 22. 10M-Jared Miley[24]; 23. 57-Caiden Black[22]; 24. 9S-Breyton Santee[15]ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/pierce-collects-fourth-sharon-victory-in-battle-at-the-border/TRACK INFO: https://www.sharonspeedway.com/FAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series Presented by DIRTVision is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners. Official partners include, DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), Racing Electronics (Official Radio Supplier), Simpson Performance Products (Preferred Safety Gear Partner), SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider), Toyota (Official Vehicle), and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel).  Also supported by : AMKUS, Arizona Sport Shirts/Gotta Race, ARP (Automotive Racing Products), Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Bilstein, Capital Race Cars, Coltman Farms, Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, Dave Warren Powersports, Dirt King Simulators, Evolve Transporters, FAST 1 Speed Shop, ESI Equipment – FIREBULL, Fox Factory (Hard Charger Award), Gorsuch Performance, Infinity Chassis, Integra Racing Shocks, Intercomp, Jarrett Rifles, Keyser Manufacturing, Lifeline USA, Longhorn Chassis, Mark Martin Automotive, MD3, MSD, Öhlins Shocks, Penske Racing Shocks, Quarter Master, Reliable Painting, Rocket Chassis, STAKT Products, Swift Springs, and Wieland (Exclusive Racing Aluminum) and WIX Filters.

Briar Bauman (No. 3) and Davis Fisher (No. 67) battle at the Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile.Download high-resolution photo from AMA Pro’s Digital Asset Management system

Bauman Defends Home Soil with Williams Grove Win

Briar Bauman (No. 3) and Davis Fisher (No. 67) battle at the Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile.Download high-resolution photo from AMA Pro’s Digital Asset Management system

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 11, 2026) – Pennsylvania transplant Briar Bauman (No. 3 Super.com/RWR/Rocket Doctor Harley-Davidson XG750R) chalked up his seventh successive victory in the state in Saturday’s Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile, Round 11 of 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.  The triumph was Bauman’s fifth straight at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in particular, but the streak that dates all the way back to 2018 was put to the test on this evening.  Two minutes into the ten-minute and two-lap Mission AFT SuperTwins Main, Kody Kopp (No. 12 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R) slung underneath Bauman to take over second. An instant later, Bauman not only squared up Kopp but also lunged ahead of Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) to grab control of the lead.  The remainder of the race was a tense affair with Daniels consistently a half-second or so back, sizing up Bauman all throughout while mapping out a potential last-lap strike.  And that bid nearly came through. On the final lap, Daniels executed off a near-textbook slide-job, slashing just ahead of Bauman as they exited Turn 2.  However, Daniels provided Bauman just enough space to squeeze back through. Bauman then managed to keep the Yamaha pilot corralled behind him as they negotiated Turns 3 and 4. The subsequent drag race to the checkered flag saw Bauman hold on by a mere 0.077 seconds at the stripe.  The win marked the 40th of Bauman’s premier-class career, making him just the fifth rider to ever achieve that number, joining legends Scott Parker, Jared Mees, Chris Carr, and Jay Springsteen.  But the victorious Rick Ware Racing ace didn’t want to talk about himself after the race. He said, “I don’t think I deserve tonight to talk about my race; I think tonight was in honor of Dan Bromley. There was a family who lost a husband, a son, a father… all of the above. We’re standing in his home state of Pennsylvania. I had a good race, but that’s not what it’s about tonight. I felt like we did an incredible job honoring Dan.”  Title leader Kopp saw his advantage narrowed that much further, as Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke) rebounded from what nearly proved a disastrous start to overhaul Kopp and collect his third podium finish in a row.  Bender picked up fifth less than a half-second behind Kopp, while Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods Honda CB750 Hornet) claimed his second straight sixth.   Aidan RoosEvans (No. 26 FRA Trust Advisors Harley-Davidson XG750R) raced his way up from up from a LQC grid slot to take seventh, while Chad Cose (No. 49 Parker Racing/Pro Roofing Yamaha MT-07), Hunter Bauer (No. 24 G&G Racing Yamaha MT-07), and Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650) rounded out the top ten.  With just five races left to decide the Grand National Championship, Kopp leads by just three points over Daniels (206-203) and eleven over Bauman (195).   KICKER AFT SinglesThe domination train of KICKER AFT Singles champion Tom Drane (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450) chugged on, as the Australian railed his way to a fifth consecutive victory in breakaway style.  Drane figured to be in for a fight, as archrival Chase Saathoff (No. 88 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) had the pace for much of the day. However, come the Main Event, Drane dove under holeshotter Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Memphis Shades/Corbin Seats Yamaha YZ450F) and opened up a gap as early as the end of lap 1.   Even after Saathoff moved into second on the following lap, Drane continued to pile it up, upping his advantage to more than four seconds by the time he claimed his seventh victory of 2026.  Drane said, “I had a little look behind a bit over halfway through and saw I had a good gap. I decided to try to get some faster laps and push all the way to the end, which I was able to do. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my whole Estenson Racing Monster Energy Yamaha team.”  While no match for Drane, Saathoff was that much better than the rest of the field, running a very lonely race to second – his third such finish in a row and his sixth podium in his last seven starts.  Local hero Logan Eisenhard (No. 66 Eisenhard Racing/Pags Powersports KTM 450 SXF) emerged from the pack to secure third, the Pennsylvanian celebrating a popular maiden Progressive AFT podium in front of the home crowd.  He was followed by Jared Lowe (No. 63 Big R Racing/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), who too finished with a gap in front and back to conclude a processional top four.  Fifth, however, was another story entirely, as four riders went to the wire in a huge scrap for the position. The spot ultimately went to Tarren Santero (No. 75 Roof Systems/Texas Utility Studies/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), who scrapped his way forward from the bottom of top ten to finish just ahead of early leader Pfanders.  Evan Kelleher (No. 31 Schaeffer’s Motorsports KTM 450 SX-F) took seventh another 0.009 seconds back of Pfanders, while Walker Porter (No. 10 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) and Trevor Brunner (No. 21 KMA Racing/March Equipment Yamaha YZ450F) came home eighth and ninth, respectively.   Dylan Cunningham (No. 252 Scott Stump/Joel Laub KTM 450 SX-F) joined Eisenhard and Pfanders to make it three Pennsylvanians in the top ten by finishing tenth.  Drane’s already massive lead was boosted up to 47 points over Saathoff (226-181). Kage Tadman (No. 28 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), who finished 14th on the night, remains third with 153 points.  Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR)Madicela Rodriguez (No. 113 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars) closed out the 2026 Build.Train.Race. (BTR) season in supreme fashion by securing her second consecutive victory. Rodriguez and Emma Gottsch (No. 5 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars) traded the lead back and forth a couple of times early before Rodiguez ultimately seized control of the lead and raced off to win the race by more than four seconds.  Still, the year as a whole belonged to Gottsch, who locked up the championship by way of three wins and two runners-up in five races.  Gottsch actually came under fire late from Hanna Brewer (No. 39 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars), who picked up her second podium of the season in third.  Rodriguez’s victory catapulted her up to second in the final standings, while Julia Heess (No. 13 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars), who missed the finale due to injury, wound up third overall.  Next UpProgressive American Flat Track will kick things off at the 86th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally with the Caterpillar Jackpine Gypsies Super TT on Saturday, August 8.   Score your tickets now by visiting https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/2026-jackpine-gypsies-super-tt-191302.

Sims third, Catsburg fourth in Pratt Miller Corvettes; Filippi second in GTD for DXDT  BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (July 11, 2026) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports will have two good starting spots in Sunday’s Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park as Alexader Sims qualified third Saturday in the GTD PRO class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He was just ahead of teammate Nicky Catsburg, who will start alongside in fourth.

Sims, driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, turned a lap of 1 minute, 14.569 seconds (118.713 mph), while Catsburg, driver of the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R ,was right behind his teammate at 1 minute, 14.605 seconds (118.656 mph).  Neil Verhagen with BMW was fastest in the 15-minute session at 1 minute, 14.382 seconds (119.012 mph). In the GTD class, Mason Filippi, driver of the No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for DXDT Racing, was second-fastest at 1 minute, 15.373 seconds (117.447 mph), just .243 of a second behind pole-winner Dudu Barrichello.  Casper Stevenson, driver of the No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R from DragonSpeed, was seventh a 1 minute, 15.783 seconds (116.812 mph), while Orey Fidani, driver of the No. 13 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for 13 Autosport was 13th with a lap of 1 minute, 17.638 seconds (114.021 mph).  The Chevrolet Grand Prix is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 12. It will stream live on Peacock in the U.S. starting at 2 p.m. ET and on IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I wasn’t quite sure how the tires would switch themselves on. But we had a plan that worked pretty well honestly, and the tires came in pretty quickly. Our Corvette was pretty on-point, I would say. It was rather sketchy out there, but it was fast and really enjoyable. Great job by the whole Pratt Miller team to get our Corvettes on the second row. The most frustrating thing is that Tommy (Milner) predicted I would be third and I called BS. But he was actually right so that’s really frustrating! But honestly I think we were more competitive than I expected, so very pleased.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It felt like a very, very nice qualifying session. Normally when you’re P4, you’re kind of happy/not happy. But today I think we can be really happy. We showed real pace, better than expected. From my side it was a very enjoyable qualifying. The car was really nice… trying to push that little bit more every lap. This is such a high-commitment place. Super-good execution by the team. I think we nailed the setup and can be quite happy with a second-row start tomorrow.”

MASON FILIPPI, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was good. Our Corvette was really hooked up in that first sector. It’s my first time ever qualifying in GT3, and it was a lot of fun… probably the most fun I’ve had in a racecar ever. DXDT Racing gave me a great car, and I really appreciate them giving me such a good Corvette today. We’re looking forward to the race tomorrow.”

OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s obviously not the qualifying result we were hoping for, but I think it doesn’t tell the full story. The car has felt strong all weekend, and we know we have a package capable of moving forward in the race. Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is always special for me. It’s my home race, with family, friends and so many Canadian fans in attendance, so there’s a little extra motivation to put on a good show. We’ll be pushing to make up ground and give everyone something to cheer about.”

CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: Second-Row Start in GTD PROSims third, Catsburg fourth in Pratt Miller Corvettes; Filippi second in GTD for DXDT  BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (July 11, 2026) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports will have two good starting spots in Sunday’s Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park as Alexader Sims qualified third Saturday in the GTD PRO class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He was just ahead of teammate Nicky Catsburg, who will start alongside in fourth.

Sims, driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, turned a lap of 1 minute, 14.569 seconds (118.713 mph), while Catsburg, driver of the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R ,was right behind his teammate at 1 minute, 14.605 seconds (118.656 mph).  Neil Verhagen with BMW was fastest in the 15-minute session at 1 minute, 14.382 seconds (119.012 mph). In the GTD class, Mason Filippi, driver of the No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for DXDT Racing, was second-fastest at 1 minute, 15.373 seconds (117.447 mph), just .243 of a second behind pole-winner Dudu Barrichello.  Casper Stevenson, driver of the No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R from DragonSpeed, was seventh a 1 minute, 15.783 seconds (116.812 mph), while Orey Fidani, driver of the No. 13 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for 13 Autosport was 13th with a lap of 1 minute, 17.638 seconds (114.021 mph).  The Chevrolet Grand Prix is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 12. It will stream live on Peacock in the U.S. starting at 2 p.m. ET and on IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I wasn’t quite sure how the tires would switch themselves on. But we had a plan that worked pretty well honestly, and the tires came in pretty quickly. Our Corvette was pretty on-point, I would say. It was rather sketchy out there, but it was fast and really enjoyable. Great job by the whole Pratt Miller team to get our Corvettes on the second row. The most frustrating thing is that Tommy (Milner) predicted I would be third and I called BS. But he was actually right so that’s really frustrating! But honestly I think we were more competitive than I expected, so very pleased.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It felt like a very, very nice qualifying session. Normally when you’re P4, you’re kind of happy/not happy. But today I think we can be really happy. We showed real pace, better than expected. From my side it was a very enjoyable qualifying. The car was really nice… trying to push that little bit more every lap. This is such a high-commitment place. Super-good execution by the team. I think we nailed the setup and can be quite happy with a second-row start tomorrow.”

MASON FILIPPI, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was good. Our Corvette was really hooked up in that first sector. It’s my first time ever qualifying in GT3, and it was a lot of fun… probably the most fun I’ve had in a racecar ever. DXDT Racing gave me a great car, and I really appreciate them giving me such a good Corvette today. We’re looking forward to the race tomorrow.”

OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s obviously not the qualifying result we were hoping for, but I think it doesn’t tell the full story. The car has felt strong all weekend, and we know we have a package capable of moving forward in the race. Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is always special for me. It’s my home race, with family, friends and so many Canadian fans in attendance, so there’s a little extra motivation to put on a good show. We’ll be pushing to make up ground and give everyone something to cheer about.”

McCowan Earns Steering Buddy Darkhorse Bonus with Lucas Oil Speedway Victory

BATAVIA, Ohio (July 11, 2026) – Dillon McCowan captured his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing victory Saturday night at his home track, Lucas Oil Speedway, while also earning the Steering Buddy Darkhorse Bonus. The Steering Buddy Darkhorse Bonus awards an additional $1,000 to any driver who records their first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points-paying feature victory. McCowan becomes just the second driver to claim the bonus, joining Max Blair, who earned the inaugural Darkhorse Bonus with his victory at Muskingum County Speedway. Racing in front of his hometown fans, McCowan delivered a breakthrough performance, fending off a talented field to secure the biggest win of his career. The victory earned him the winner’s share of the purse along with the $1,000 Steering Buddy Darkhorse Bonus, courtesy of Steering Buddy and Mike Pearl. Steering Buddy was designed and developed by Mike Pearl and his son, Grant Pearl, an experienced dirt racing crew member. After years of maneuvering race cars through pit areas, tech inspection, and in and out of haulers, they recognized the need for a tool that allowed one person to easily steer a race car. Their solution became the Steering Buddy, a product now used by race teams across the country. Following years of development, testing, and refinement, Steering Buddy has become an essential piece of equipment throughout the racing industry. To learn more about Steering Buddy or to order yours, visit SteeringBuddy.com. For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, visit LucasDirt.com. About Steering BuddyLocated in Anniston, Alabama, Steering Buddy is a division of Hostile Industries. Company owner Mike Pearl has spent decades driving race cars, working on race teams, and attending dirt racing events across the United States. Alongside his family, Pearl developed Steering Buddy to simplify moving race cars around the pits, through tech inspection, and into haulers. After years of development and proven success in the field, Steering Buddy has become a trusted tool for racers nationwide

McCowan Earns Steering Buddy Darkhorse Bonus with Lucas Oil Speedway Victory

BATAVIA, Ohio (July 11, 2026) – Dillon McCowan captured his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing victory Saturday night at his home track, Lucas Oil Speedway, while also earning the Steering Buddy Darkhorse Bonus. The Steering Buddy Darkhorse Bonus awards an additional $1,000 to any driver who records their first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points-paying feature victory. McCowan becomes just the second driver to claim the bonus, joining Max Blair, who earned the inaugural Darkhorse Bonus with his victory at Muskingum County Speedway. Racing in front of his hometown fans, McCowan delivered a breakthrough performance, fending off a talented field to secure the biggest win of his career. The victory earned him the winner’s share of the purse along with the $1,000 Steering Buddy Darkhorse Bonus, courtesy of Steering Buddy and Mike Pearl. Steering Buddy was designed and developed by Mike Pearl and his son, Grant Pearl, an experienced dirt racing crew member. After years of maneuvering race cars through pit areas, tech inspection, and in and out of haulers, they recognized the need for a tool that allowed one person to easily steer a race car. Their solution became the Steering Buddy, a product now used by race teams across the country. Following years of development, testing, and refinement, Steering Buddy has become an essential piece of equipment throughout the racing industry. To learn more about Steering Buddy or to order yours, visit SteeringBuddy.com. For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, visit LucasDirt.com.

July 11th, 2026 – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has locked out the front row of the grid for the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo at the latest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Will Stevens secured pole postion for the No.12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R  with a lap time of 1:23:041. Just 0.048 seconds off pole position was the sister car driven by Jack Aitken.   “Locking out the front row at São Paulo with the #12 Cadillac V-Series.R on pole and the #38 alongside in second is an incredible achievement for the entire Cadillac Racing programme,” said Cadillac Racing Manager, Keely Bosn. “Congratulations to Will Stevens on an outstanding lap to earn pole position and to Jack Aitken for putting the #38 on the front row as well. Seeing both Cadillacs separated by such a tiny margin is a testament to the preparation and execution from both crews, especially in a qualifying session where the top ten was incredibly competitive and every hundredth of a second mattered.” “This is the third consecutive front row start in 2026, which reflects the consistency we’ve continued to build throughout the season. To have both Cadillacs leading the field at a track where we celebrated a one-two finish last year makes today even more special. Now our focus turns to converting this qualifying performance into a strong race result tomorrow.”

Front row lock out for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA at São Paulo  July 11th, 2026 – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has locked out the front row of the grid for the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo at the latest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Will Stevens secured pole postion for the No.12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R  with a lap time of 1:23:041. Just 0.048 seconds off pole position was the sister car driven by Jack Aitken.   “Locking out the front row at São Paulo with the #12 Cadillac V-Series.R on pole and the #38 alongside in second is an incredible achievement for the entire Cadillac Racing programme,” said Cadillac Racing Manager, Keely Bosn. “Congratulations to Will Stevens on an outstanding lap to earn pole position and to Jack Aitken for putting the #38 on the front row as well. Seeing both Cadillacs separated by such a tiny margin is a testament to the preparation and execution from both crews, especially in a qualifying session where the top ten was incredibly competitive and every hundredth of a second mattered.” “This is the third consecutive front row start in 2026, which reflects the consistency we’ve continued to build throughout the season. To have both Cadillacs leading the field at a track where we celebrated a one-two finish last year makes today even more special. Now our focus turns to converting this qualifying performance into a strong race result tomorrow.”

No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R. Will Stevens: “To come away with back-to-back poles here in Sao Paulo is an amazing moment. For me personally it’s my first pole position with Cadillac which is very special, and a lot of my family are here to experience it with me. A big thanks to the whole Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA team for giving us the package to put both cars on the front row of the grid. Now we focus on the race tomorrow. Hopefully we can get back to back wins after back to back poles.” No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R. Jack Aitken: “It was a really strong set of free practice sessions for us. We have been working through practice to fine tune the balance and try and get the car into the best possible window. The field is very, very tight here.  The tiny margin of difference in qualifying between the top five cars shows that every little counts. It was a great effort by everybody to get this front row lockout.” The No.12 car will be driven by Will Stevens and Norman Nato and the No.38 car will be driven by Jack Aitken, Sebastian Bourdais and Earl Bamber.  The race will take place on the 4.409 km (2.677-mile), 15-turn Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) circuit. It is scheduled for 1130am local time on Sunday July 12th.