22nd Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Set for September 17-19

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22nd Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Set for September 17-19

BATAVIA, Ohio (September 14, 2026) – The biggest names in Dirt Late Model racing will converge on historic Knoxville Raceway this Thursday through Saturday, September 17-19, for the 22nd running of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. The three-day crown-jewel event will bring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to one of America’s most celebrated dirt tracks, culminating in Saturday night’s 75-lap finale and a $75,000 payday for the winner. Thursday and Friday will feature complete preliminary programs, with competitors taking part in time trials, heat races, b-mains and a $10,000-to-win feature each night. Points accumulated during the two preliminary programs will help determine the starting lineup for Saturday’s championship races. Saturday’s program will give drivers one final opportunity to race their way into the main event through a b-main before the weekend concludes with the 75-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals feature. Numerous off-track activities will take place surrounding the three-day event. The Hall of Fame Auction will take place at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, behind turn two, on Saturday at 11:30 AM. There will be a Dirt Racing Outreach service in the Dyer Hudson Hall at 1:45 PM, with an autograph session to follow at 4:00 PM, on Saturday. This half-mile speed plant is located within the Marion County Fairgrounds, in the heart of Knoxville, Iowa, just a short drive from Des Moines. Known worldwide as the “Sprint Car Capital of the World,” Knoxville has also developed a rich Late Model tradition since the inaugural Late Model Knoxville Nationals was held in 2004. Additional event information, tickets and schedule updates are available at KnoxvilleRaceway.com. Fans may also contact the Knoxville Raceway ticket office at 641-842-5431. The battle for the Big River Steel Championship presented by ARP remains tight entering Knoxville. Brandon Sheppard leads the standings, but Hudson O’Neal sits just 55 points behind. Devin Moran remains firmly in contention, only 105 markers behind Sheppard. Brandon Overton enters the weekend fourth, followed by Ricky Thornton Jr. and Max Blair. Josh Rice is seventh, Brian Shirley holds eighth, Garrett Alberson is ninth and Kyle Bronson completes the top 10.
Saturday’s finale will also serve as the opening round of the Big River Steel Bonus Program presented by ARP. In addition to the posted event purse, Big River Steel will award a $5,000 bonus to the highest-finishing eligible driver from among the top 15 in the championship standings. Knoxville is the first of five consecutive Saturday bonus rounds that will add another layer of intensity to the closing stretch of the season. For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit LucasDirt.com. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purses:Thursday – September 17B-Main Purses: 1. Transfer + $100, 2. Transfer + $100, 3. Transfer + $100, 4. $200, 5. $200, 6. $200, 7. $200, 8. $200, 9. $200, 10. $200, 11. $200, 12. $200, 13. $200, 14. $200, 15. $200, 16. $200, 17. $200, 18. $200, 19. $200, 20. $200, 21. $200, 22. $200, 23. $200, 24. $200 = $4,500 A-Main Purse: 1. $10,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,700, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,300, 7. $2,200, 8. $2,100, 9. $2,050, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,600, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800 = $48,575 Friday – September 18B-Main Purses: 1. Transfer + $100, 2. Transfer + $100, 3. Transfer + $100, 4. $200, 5. $200, 6. $200, 7. $200, 8. $200, 9. $200, 10. $200, 11. $200, 12. $200, 13. $200, 14. $200, 15. $200, 16. $200, 17. $200, 18. $200, 19. $200, 20. $200, 21. $200, 22. $200, 23. $200, 24. $200 = $4,500 A-Main Purse: 1. $10,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,700, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,300, 7. $2,200, 8. $2,100, 9. $2,050, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,600, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800 = $48,575 Saturday – September 19B-Main Purses: 1. Transfer + $200, 2. Transfer + $200, 3. Transfer + $200, 4. $500, 5. $500, 6. $500, 7. $500, 8. $500, 9. $500, 10. $500, 11. $500, 12. $400, 13. $400, 14. $400, 15. $400, 16. $400, 17. $400, 18. $400, 19. $400, 20. $400, 21. $400, 22. $400, 23. $400, 24. $400 = $9,800 A-Main Purse: 1. $75,000, 2. $25,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $9,000, 5. $8,000, 6. $7,000, 7. $6,000, 8. $5,000, 9. $4,500, 10. $4,000, 11. $3,800, 12. $3,700, 13. $3,600, 14. $3,500, 15. $3,400, 16. $3,300, 17. $3,200, 18. $3,100, 19. $3,000, 20. $2,900, 21. $2,800, 22. $2,700, 23. $2,600, 24. $2,500, 25. $2,500, 26. $2,500, 27. $2,500, 28. $2,500, 29. $2,500, 30. $2,500, 31. $2,500, 32. $2,500 = $217,600 Total Weekend Purse: $352,350 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NRM NLMT3, (92) NRM NLMT4 Previous Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Winners:2025 – Hudson O’Neal2024 – Bobby Pierce2023 – Ricky Thornton Jr.2022 – Jonathan Davenport2021 – Mike Marlar2019 – Jimmy Owens2018 – Jimmy Owens2017 – Mike Marlar2016 – Mike Marlar2015 – Jared Landers2014 – Brian Birkhofer2013 – Darrell Lanigan2012 – Steve Francis2011 – Don O’Neal2010 – Billy Moyer2009 – Scott Bloomquist2008 – Tim McCreadie2007 – Brady Smith2006 – Brian Shirley2005 – Scott Bloomquist2004 – Brian Birkhofer

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Larson Continues Title Fight with a Trip To Victory Lane at World Wide Technology Raceway

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NASCAR Cup SeriesWorld Wide Technology RacewayEnjoy Illinois 300Team Chevy Post-Race ReportSeptember 13, 2026

Larson Continues Title Fight with a Trip to Victory Lane at World Wide Technology RacewayTeam Chevy Earns Season-Best Seven Top-10 Results

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race Advances Chevrolet Newsroom

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson, drove to a statement performance at World Wide Technology Speedway to put the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team right back into the title fight. Battling through a race that saw a history-making 18 cautions and an overtime finish, the Elk Grove, California, native snapped a 51-race winless streak and took home the checkered flag in the Enjoy Illinois 300. The victory – Larson’s first at WWTR and 33rd all-time in NASCAR’s top division – put the team up into the second position of the points standings and just nine points out of the lead.
It was a season-best showing by the Bowtie brigade with Larson leading the manufacturer to seven of the top-10 finishing positions. Hendrick Motorsports owned three of the top-five with Alex Bowman’s career-best WWTR effort of second followed by William Byron’s rebound fourth-place finish. Three ECR-powered Chevrolet’s joined in on the strong afternoon at the Illinois-based circuit with Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain finishing fifth and Connor Zilisch in seventh, with Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon coming home in sixth. After a loose wheel in the final stage, Spire Motorsports’ Chase contender, Carson Hocevar, salvaged an eighth-place finish to round out the Team Chevy top-10.

RACE RECAP:

Stage One: Reigning champions, Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team, continued their strong start to their title-defending campaign in yesterday’s qualifying session – earning a front row starting position for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. The 45-lap opening stage was marred with early cautions, and through three restarts before the halfway point, Team Chevy Chase contenders, Larson and Carson Hocevar, managed to hold on to positions within the top-five. But a restart with 13 to go in the stage saw Larson test his strength in the top lane – making a masterful three-wide move to jump back up into the third position. With the leaders quickly singling out, the California native settled into position and kept the top-two contenders at a margin under 1.7-seconds en route to the first green-white checkered flag.

Stage Two: Varying pit strategies during the eventful opening stage saw a shake-up in the lineup with the top-11 cars opting to forgo a trip to pit road under the stage break. Stage winner, Joey Logano, and Larson were the first-two cars on a four-tire strategy to start the stage with the No. 5 taking the green flag for the next 95-lap run from the 16th position. With a similar start to the second stage, a pair of cautions brought the field within their fuel window early in the run. While six cars stayed out, Larson was among the group that hit pit road with crew chief, Cliff Daniels, calling for two tires and fuel. Among those that stayed out was his Team Chevy teammate, Ross Chastain, who went on to inherit the lead for the restart. Despite having nearly 20-lap older tires, Chastain put up a valiant effort to defend Larson, but the No. 5 ultimately made the pass for the lead and set sail just past the one-third mark of the stage. With the first long green flag run finally underway, Larson continued to hold a strong lead as the leaders worked their way through lap traffic. With 10 laps to go, it was a close call for Larson when Zane Smith blew a brake rotor within a handful of car links in front of his Chevrolet. A heads-up move saw Larson escape damage, and with the timing of the caution, the incident ultimately brought Stage Two to a close with the reigning champion going on to collect the win.

Final Stage: Pitting for four tires, fuel and a slight balance adjustment, Larson was the second car off pit road to regain a spot on the front row for the start of the final stage. But a quick yellow on the opening lap brought the race back under the caution, with the incident seeing his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, collected with minor damage. Restarting from the inside line proved to be a slight challenge for Larson, with the driver ultimately filing into the third position after the restart. But back-to-back cautions opened up the opportunity for pit strategy once again for teams to try and make it on fuel. While the majority of the field made the turn to pit road, Larson was among the two cars to make the gamble to stay out. While the restart saw Larson make a quick fall down the top-10 of the leaderboard, a caution just a handful of laps later allowed Daniels to call Larson to pit road for a four-tire and fuel stop – ultimately putting his driver on the offense while sitting in a safer position on fuel mileage. On the same strategy as the majority of the field, it was the Luke Lambert-led No. 77 team that took their turn back at the front of the Bowtie brigade as they were settled within the top-four as the race hit 50 laps to go. While under caution for yet another blown brake rotor, the field sat on the horizon of what could have been the last trip to pit road. With just five cars staying out, then-race leader, Logano, led the rest of the field to pit road including Team Chevy Chase drivers Hocevar, Larson and Elliott. With yet another gamble from atop the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing pit box, Chastain found himself back within the top-five for the restart. While at a nearly 30-lap deficit on his tires, Chastain was putting on a strong fight to maintain his running position in fourth when a caution with 27 laps to go flew for Elliott, whose top-10 effort came to an unfortunate end when he became the next victim to a blown brake rotor. With 13 laps to go, Larson made a power move on the restart to regain the lead just as a multi-car accident mid-pack ultimately brought the race under red flag conditions. Lining up on the outside lane of the front row with his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, in his rearview mirror, a push on the restart saw Larson clear Logano with seven laps to go and start his quest back to victory lane. Surviving an overtime finish, Larson went on to make his first trip to victory lane of the season and led Team Chevy to seven top-10 results.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos. Driver
1st – Kyle Larson2nd – Alex Bowman4th – William Byron5th – Ross Chastain6th – Austin Dillon7th – Connor Zilisch8th – Carson Hocevar

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 28 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:
Wins: 7Poles: 6Top-Fives: 48Top 10s: 97Stage Wins: 19

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase will continue at Bristol Motor Speedway with the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday, September 19, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on the USA Network, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

NASCAR Cup SeriesWorld Wide Technology RacewayEnjoy Illinois 300Team Chevy Post-Race ReportSeptember 13, 2026

Larson Continues Title Fight with a Trip to Victory Lane at World Wide Technology RacewayTeam Chevy Earns Season-Best Seven Top-10 Results

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race Advances Chevrolet Newsroom

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 28 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:
Wins: 7Poles: 6Top-Fives: 48Top 10s: 97Stage Wins: 19

Post-Race Driver Quotes: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 5th“I mean, I was backwards right here on the frontstretch at one point. To recover from that and then stay out with that last strategy with older tires; it was enough to hold on with this No. 1 Busch Light Chevy. We just needed to protect the top. I couldn’t let anyone get to my right-rear. The 5 and 24, they went by me on fresher tires on the bottom on the restarts. We just could not get off the corner on the bottom, especially off of (turn) two on the restarts. But I’m very, very happy after the year this team has had. This feels really good.”   Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 6th“Really proud of the entire No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Deer Season XP Chevrolet team. We finished sixth, which feels great compared to where we’ve been ending the day. We went from one of the lowest of lows after Darlington to a really good finish for us here today. I knew if I could keep clean air on the nose there, my car was pretty good at the end. When the track cooled down, I got a lot of grip so that was pretty nice. We’re just going to keep grinding away. If we can finish the season with eight more races like this, we’ll be in a good spot for 2027.”   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 1stMuch has been made about 51 races for Kyle Larson. We don’t have to talk about that anymore. Tell me what it feels like, the relief, to get back to Victory Lane.“Yeah, it feels great. And honestly, I mean, it doesn’t feel like it’s been 51 races. You know, I feel like we’ve been in contention and had shots to win. We’ve just had to work really hard at it; stay patient and trust in the process. I’m so proud of the team; proud of Cliff Daniels (crew chief), the pit crew, everyone at Hendrick Motorsports. What a day for Hendrick Motorsports. Three in the top-five at a track that doesn’t suit our style, that just shows the hard work that’s gone into it. I did not think that I would break the streak here, I was more looking at next week, but this definitely built some momentum and we just have to keep it going. There’s still a lot of racing left, but we need more days like today.” Regarding restarts, the one where you got the lead, what was the key to getting the lead on Joey?“The key was having my teammate behind me, and Alex (Bowman) gave me a great push. He popped me right at the right time. I knew if I could just stay side-by-side with Joey, I would at least have a shot. But I was able to tag enough of a side draft on them to have the momentum and leverage into one, and off of two, and gain control, and I was hoping it would just stay green from there. I knew I had a tire advantage on him, but people kept breaking rotors and crashing, and so we had to go through it. But you know, without Alex, I would not be in Victory Lane right now, and so I want to dedicate this one to him, for sure.  Just, again, proud of everybody at Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com, Chevrolet, Valvoline, everybody that is a part of it. I think my family is at the airport right now. They flew in to pick me up, so I hope they can find some time and find a route to get in here to celebrate with us.”   Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained after a brake rotor failure during the final stage. Finished: 31stA brake issue, what feedback were or weren’t you getting from your car before that? “Yeah, really nothing that said it was fixing to break, unfortunately. I knew that there had been some issues throughout the day, obviously. I was right behind Ryan (Blaney) when he blew his. I guess it’s kind of the luck of the draw, unfortunately. I just went to make a move on the No. 19 (Chase Briscoe) there. I stepped on the brakes, exploded a rotor and that was about it. It’s really unfortunate. I thought the No. 9 LLumar Chevrolet team was having a really solid day. We were right there around the top-five. I thought we had the right strategy there at the end. We were able to kind of continue to march forward there. Proud of the effort today. Hate to have another bad week, but we had some good pace and some good stuff to hopefully build on. We’ll try and go get them next weekend at Bristol (Motor Speedway).”   William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 4th“I think with how the race was going for us and getting in that caution with the No. 23 (Bubba Wallace), it’s nice to finally have some stuff go our way. I’m glad that the No. 5 (Kyle Larson) could get the win. I tried to help all that I could. They had a good Chevy, so hopefully we can learn something from that. We were okay today. We made a lot of adjustments once we had the damage, and we were able to make our car a lot better. Our No. 24 Phorm Energy Chevrolet was good there at the end. I’m happy with it, we just have to keep digging. We don’t quit.”    Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 21st“Up and down race for our Lucas Oil team, but at the end; we came home 21st. Our Chevrolet fired off tight rolling to the center, but the dirty air in the back didn’t help our situation any. Once we would run five or so laps, the car would be able to run the bottom and make up some ground. We definitely passed a lot of cars though. Drove up to the top-15, something would happen for us to end up in the back, and we would start it all over again. Felt like we did it a few times today. The guys kept working on it until the end. It was a battle to the finish with missing a bunch of wrecks.”
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 2nd“It feels good to get a top-five with this No. 48 Ally Chevrolet team. I’m really happy for Kyle (Larson, race winner). I hate to be one spot short, but just really proud of this team. We’ve certainly struggled here in the past, so I’m just glad we could have a good, solid day. Certainly, the pushes on the restarts were really important. I’m just glad I was able to help (his teammate, Kyle Larson) and make it happen. Glad it worked out.”
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 8th“Every time there was a wreck or it got chaotic, we were having to make up track position. I didn’t get to see a lot of the chaos, but I’m glad it helped us, obviously. We had to come from the back twice. Our No. 77 Spectrum Chevrolet was fast, so luckily, we could do that and we could just move around. I was worried that we were just going to run out of laps, but people just kept wrecking, so it made our lives a little easier.”    Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 7th“It was certainly a chaotic day, but we survived and we were able to get ourselves back into a decent spot at the end there. We had a few restarts at the end and this No. 88 Very Good Ventures Chevrolet team was able to come home with a solid day. I hate that Shane (van Gisbergen) got wrecked there at the end. We had three Trackhouse cars in the top-10 during one of those overtime restarts, so it’s just unfortunate that happened. But overall, it was a good day for us nonetheless.”

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Wood Brothers Racing–World Wide Technology Raceway Post Race

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Event: Enjoy Illinois 300

Location: World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois

Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026

Start: 16th

Finish: 28th

Josh Berry and the No. 21 DEX team saw their six-race streak of top-10 finishes come to an end following a late-race multi-car incident in Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway, resulting in a 28th-place finish.

Berry and the DEX team showed the speed to contend inside the top 10 throughout much of the afternoon despite a race that featured a track-record 18 caution periods.

After starting 16th, Berry gained four positions during the opening 45-lap segment to finish 12th. The No. 21 DEX Mustang Dark Horse continued its climb during Stage 2, spending much of the segment inside the top 10 before Berry crossed the line fifth to collect six stage points.

A quick four-tire stop during the stage break put Berry fourth for the ensuing restart, and he continued to run among the top five as the final stage unfolded. During a caution at Lap 156, Berry and Kyle Larson remained on track to inherit the top two positions. Berry battled Larson side-by-side for the lead for several laps before settling back into the top three.

Berry made his next stop under caution at Lap 170 and continued to position himself for another strong finish while navigating a race filled with incidents and restarts.

His afternoon took a turn when he was collected in a multi-car incident on a restart with 17 laps remaining. The damage to the No. 21 DEX Ford Mustang sent him behind the wall for repairs, but the Wood Brothers Racing crew was ultimately able to get Berry back out on track with just a few laps remaining to finish the race in the 28th position.

Event: Enjoy Illinois 300

Location: World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois

Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026

Start: 16th

Finish: 28th

Berry and the DEX team showed the speed to contend inside the top 10 throughout much of the afternoon despite a race that featured a track-record 18 caution periods.

Berry made his next stop under caution at Lap 170 and continued to position himself for another strong finish while navigating a race filled with incidents and restarts.

Up next, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway for Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race.

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Chevy Racing–NASCAR–World Wide Technology Raceway–Kyle Larson Wins

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

NASCAR Cup SeriesWorld Wide Technology Raceway Enjoy Illinois 300 Team Chevy Post-Race Report September 13, 2026

Larson Continues Title Fight with a Trip to Victory Lane at World Wide Technology RacewayTeam Chevy Earns Season-Best Seven Top-10 Results

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race Advances Chevrolet Newsroom

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson, drove to a statement performance at World Wide Technology Speedway to put the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team right back into the title fight. Battling through a race that saw a history-making 18 cautions and an overtime finish, the Elk Grove, California, native snapped a 51-race winless streak and take the checkered flag in the Enjoy Illinois 300. The victory – Larson’s first at WWTR and 33rd all-time in NASCAR’s top division – put the team up into the second position of the points standings and just nine points out of the lead.
It was a season showing by the Bowtie brigade with Larson leading the manufacturer to seven of the top-10 finishing positions. Hendrick Motorsports owned three of the top-five with Alex Bowman’s career-best WWTR effort of second followed by William Byron’s rebound fourth-place finish. Three ECR-powered Chevrolet’s joined in on the strong afternoon at the Illinois-based circuit with Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain finishing fifth and Connor Zilisch in seventh, with Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon coming home in sixth. After a loose wheel in the final stage, Spire Motorsports’ Chase contender, Carson Hocevar, salvaged an eighth-place finish to round out the Team Chevy top-10.

RACE RECAP:

Stage One: Reigning champions, Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team, continued their strong start to their title-defending campaign in yesterday’s qualifying session – earning a front row starting position for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. The 45-lap opening stage was marred with early cautions, and through three restarts before the halfway point, Team Chevy Chase contenders, Larson and Carson Hocevar, managed to hold on to positions within the top-five. But a restart with 13 to go in the stage saw Larson test his strength in the top lane – making a masterful three-wide move to jump back up into the third position. With the leaders quickly singling out, the California native settled into position and kept the top-two contenders at a margin under 1.7-seconds en route to the first green-white checkered flag.

Stage Two: Varying pit strategies during the eventful opening stage saw a shake-up in the lineup with the top-11 cars opting to forgo a trip to pit road under the stage break. Stage winner, Joey Logano, and Larson were the first-two cars on a four-tire strategy to start the stage with the No. 5 taking the green flag for the next 95-lap run from the 16th position. With a similar start to the second stage, a pair of cautions brought the field within their fuel window early in the run. While six cars stayed out, Larson was among the group that hit pit road with crew chief, Cliff Daniels, calling for two tires and fuel. Among those that stayed out was his Team Chevy teammate, Ross Chastain, who went on to inherit the lead for the restart. Despite having nearly 20-lap older tires, Chastain put up a valiant effort to defend Larson, but the No. 5 ultimately made the pass for the lead and set sail just past the one-third mark of the stage. With the first long green flag run finally underway, Larson continued to hold a strong lead as the leaders worked their way through lap traffic. With 10 laps to go, it was a close call for Larson when Zane Smith blew a brake rotor within a handful of car links in front of his Chevrolet. A heads-up move saw Larson escape damage, and with the timing of the caution, the incident ultimately brought Stage Two to a close with the reigning champion going on to collect the win.

Final Stage: Pitting for four tires, fuel and a slight balance adjustment, Larson was the second car off pit road to regain a spot on the front row for the start of the final stage. But a quick yellow on the opening lap brought the race back under the caution, with the incident seeing his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, collected with minor damage. Restarting from the inside line proved to be a slight challenge for Larson, with the driver ultimately filing into the third position after the restart. But back-to-back cautions opened up the opportunity for pit strategy once again for teams to try and make it on fuel. While the majority of the field made the turn to pit road, Larson was among the two cars to make the gamble to stay out. While the restart saw Larson make a quick fall down the top-10 of the leaderboard, a caution just a handful of laps later allowed Daniels to call Larson to pit road for a four-tire and fuel stop – ultimately putting his driver on the offense while sitting in a safer position on fuel mileage. On the same strategy as the majority of the field, it was the Luke Lambert-led No. 77 team that took their turn back at the front of the Bowtie brigade as they were settled within the top-four as the race hit 50 laps to go. While under caution for yet another blown brake rotor, the field sat on the horizon of what could have been the last trip to pit road. With just five cars staying out, then-race leader, Logano, led the rest of the field to pit road including Team Chevy Chase drivers Hocevar, Larson and Elliott. With yet another gamble from atop the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing pit box, Chastain found himself back within the top-five for the restart. While at a nearly 30-lap deficit on his tires, Chastain was putting on a strong fight to maintain his running position in fourth when a caution with 27 laps to go flew for Elliott, whose top-10 effort came to an unfortunate end when he became the next victim to a blown brake rotor. With 13 laps to go, Larson made a power move on the restart to regain the lead just as a multi-car accident mid-pack ultimately brought the race under red flag conditions. Lining up on the outside lane of the front row with his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, in his rearview mirror, a push on the restart saw Larson clear Logano with seven laps to go and start his quest back to victory lane. Surviving an overtime finish, Larson went on to make his first trip to victory lane of the season and leading Team Chevy to seven top-10 results.

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 28 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:
Wins: 6Poles: 6Top-Fives: 44Top 10s: 90Stage Wins: 18

NASCAR Cup SeriesWorld Wide Technology RacewayEnjoy Illinois 300Team Chevy Post-Race ReportSeptember 13, 2026

Larson Continues Title Fight with a Trip to Victory Lane at World Wide Technology RacewayTeam Chevy Earns Season-Best Seven Top-10 Results

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race Advances Chevrolet Newsroom

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson, drove to a statement performance at World Wide Technology Speedway to put the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team right back into the title fight. Battling through a race that saw a history-making 18 cautions and an overtime finish, the Elk Grove, California, native snapped a 51-race winless streak and take the checkered flag in the Enjoy Illinois 300. The victory – Larson’s first at WWTR and 33rd all-time in NASCAR’s top division – put the team up into the second position of the points standings and just nine points out of the lead.
It was a season showing by the Bowtie brigade with Larson leading the manufacturer to seven of the top-10 finishing positions. Hendrick Motorsports owned three of the top-five with Alex Bowman’s career-best WWTR effort of second followed by William Byron’s rebound fourth-place finish. Three ECR-powered Chevrolet’s joined in on the strong afternoon at the Illinois-based circuit with Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain finishing fifth and Connor Zilisch in seventh, with Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon coming home in sixth. After a loose wheel in the final stage, Spire Motorsports’ Chase contender, Carson Hocevar, salvaged an eighth-place finish to round out the Team Chevy top-10.

RACE RECAP:

Stage One: Reigning champions, Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team, continued their strong start to their title-defending campaign in yesterday’s qualifying session – earning a front row starting position for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. The 45-lap opening stage was marred with early cautions, and through three restarts before the halfway point, Team Chevy Chase contenders, Larson and Carson Hocevar, managed to hold on to positions within the top-five. But a restart with 13 to go in the stage saw Larson test his strength in the top lane – making a masterful three-wide move to jump back up into the third position. With the leaders quickly singling out, the California native settled into position and kept the top-two contenders at a margin under 1.7-seconds en route to the first green-white checkered flag.

Stage Two: Varying pit strategies during the eventful opening stage saw a shake-up in the lineup with the top-11 cars opting to forgo a trip to pit road under the stage break. Stage winner, Joey Logano, and Larson were the first-two cars on a four-tire strategy to start the stage with the No. 5 taking the green flag for the next 95-lap run from the 16th position. With a similar start to the second stage, a pair of cautions brought the field within their fuel window early in the run. While six cars stayed out, Larson was among the group that hit pit road with crew chief, Cliff Daniels, calling for two tires and fuel. Among those that stayed out was his Team Chevy teammate, Ross Chastain, who went on to inherit the lead for the restart. Despite having nearly 20-lap older tires, Chastain put up a valiant effort to defend Larson, but the No. 5 ultimately made the pass for the lead and set sail just past the one-third mark of the stage. With the first long green flag run finally underway, Larson continued to hold a strong lead as the leaders worked their way through lap traffic. With 10 laps to go, it was a close call for Larson when Zane Smith blew a brake rotor within a handful of car links in front of his Chevrolet. A heads-up move saw Larson escape damage, and with the timing of the caution, the incident ultimately brought Stage Two to a close with the reigning champion going on to collect the win.

Final Stage: Pitting for four tires, fuel and a slight balance adjustment, Larson was the second car off pit road to regain a spot on the front row for the start of the final stage. But a quick yellow on the opening lap brought the race back under the caution, with the incident seeing his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, collected with minor damage. Restarting from the inside line proved to be a slight challenge for Larson, with the driver ultimately filing into the third position after the restart. But back-to-back cautions opened up the opportunity for pit strategy once again for teams to try and make it on fuel. While the majority of the field made the turn to pit road, Larson was among the two cars to make the gamble to stay out. While the restart saw Larson make a quick fall down the top-10 of the leaderboard, a caution just a handful of laps later allowed Daniels to call Larson to pit road for a four-tire and fuel stop – ultimately putting his driver on the offense while sitting in a safer position on fuel mileage. On the same strategy as the majority of the field, it was the Luke Lambert-led No. 77 team that took their turn back at the front of the Bowtie brigade as they were settled within the top-four as the race hit 50 laps to go. While under caution for yet another blown brake rotor, the field sat on the horizon of what could have been the last trip to pit road. With just five cars staying out, then-race leader, Logano, led the rest of the field to pit road including Team Chevy Chase drivers Hocevar, Larson and Elliott. With yet another gamble from atop the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing pit box, Chastain found himself back within the top-five for the restart. While at a nearly 30-lap deficit on his tires, Chastain was putting on a strong fight to maintain his running position in fourth when a caution with 27 laps to go flew for Elliott, whose top-10 effort came to an unfortunate end when he became the next victim to a blown brake rotor. With 13 laps to go, Larson made a power move on the restart to regain the lead just as a multi-car accident mid-pack ultimately brought the race under red flag conditions. Lining up on the outside lane of the front row with his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, in his rearview mirror, a push on the restart saw Larson clear Logano with seven laps to go and start his quest back to victory lane. Surviving an overtime finish, Larson went on to make his first trip to victory lane of the season and leading Team Chevy to seven top-10 results.

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 28 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:
Wins: 6Poles: 6Top-Fives: 44Top 10s: 90Stage Wins: 18

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Hoffman Conquers Eldora for First World 100 Victory

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

NEW WESTON, OH (September 12, 2026) – It’s been an absolutely life-changing week for Nick Hoffman.

It all started on Thursday afternoon in the Eldora Speedway media center, when Hoffman made it official that he was leaving Tye Twarog Racing at the end of the 2026 season to accept a position as the new full-time dirt Late Model driver at Spire Motorsports.

From the moment the news broke, Hoffman emphasized his gratitude towards Twarog for the opportunity he gave him to become a nationally-touring Late Model racer four years ago, and subsequently develop into one of the top drivers in the nation. He also made it clear that his goal for the remainder of 2026 is to win as many more races as he could for Twarog, with the World 100 sitting firmly atop the list.

It was a lofty, but very realistic goal for Hoffman and the No. 9 team. He’s absorbed plenty of expertise over the years from Eldora legends Scott Bloomquist and Jonathan Davenport, and his momentum-based driving style has been known to suit Eldora quite well. In the past two seasons, he’s come up just short of Victory Lane time after time – third in the 2025 Dirt Late Model Dream, third in the 2025 World 100, and third in the 2026 Dirt Late Model Dream. With 13 laps to go in the 2026 World 100, Hoffman found himself in an all-too-familiar position – third.

It was at that moment when the race got flipped upside down thanks to a caution stemming from a flat tire on Davenport’s car. It erased the lead that Ryan Gustin had carried throughout the race, which was as large as three seconds over the best in the business behind him. A 12-lap shootout separated Gustin from the biggest prize in Late Model racing, but his chance at Eldora glory came to a heartbreaking end when the driveshaft on the No. 19R car broke on the restart.

Gustin’s misfortune was the break that Hoffman needed, as he inherited the lead for the final run to the finish. Hoffman had been playing the tire-saving game to perfection all race long, leaving him with enough traction at the end to cruise away from defending winner Ricky Thornton Jr. and forever cement himself as a World 100 champion.

“This is incredible,” Hoffman said. “I’ve done so many interviews this week, it’s been a life-changing week for me. I told them this would be the cherry on top, it’s just unbelievable. I got emotional at Mansfield [Speedway] when I won $100,000, but you don’t understand how much this means to me.”

Thornton’s bid to become a back-to-back World 100 champion ended in second ahead of Tyler Erb in third, tying his 2018 finish as his best run on Late Model racing’s biggest night.

56th Annual World 100 (100 Laps): 1. 9-Nick Hoffman[9]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[11]; 3. 1T-Tyler Erb[17]; 4. 1-Brandon Sheppard[19]; 5. 71-Hudson O’Neal[13]; 6. 9M-Tim McCreadie[18]; 7. 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 8. 111-Max Blair[23]; 9. 74X-Ethan Dotson[25]; 10. C7-Adam Stricker[3]; 11. 19-Dustin Sorensen[6]; 12. 10-Joseph Joiner[5]; 13. 40B-Kyle Bronson[10]; 14. 22*-Zack Mitchell[16]; 15. 93-Carson Ferguson[8]; 16. 60-Dan Ebert[27]; 17. 8M-Dillon McCowan[24]; 18. 81F-Jadon Frame[12]; 19. 22F-Chris Ferguson[20]; 20. 1Z-Logan Zarin[22]; 21. 19R-Ryan Gustin[1]; 22. 12-Ashton Winger[15]; 23. 8S-Brian Shirley[26]; 24. 5-Drake Troutman[14]; 25. 25F-Jason Feger[28]; 26. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[7]; 27. 25-Shane Clanton[21]; 28. 13-Tyler Carpenter[4]

Hoffman Conquers Eldora for First World 100 Victory

NEW WESTON, OH (September 12, 2026) – It’s been an absolutely life-changing week for Nick Hoffman.

Thornton’s bid to become a back-to-back World 100 champion ended in second ahead of Tyler Erb in third, tying his 2018 finish as his best run on Late Model racing’s biggest night.

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/divisions/dirtcar-late-models/hoffman-conquers-eldora-for-first-world-100-victory/

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QUICK DRAW: Kofoid Cruises to Victory in Dodge City Debut

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

The 24-year-old picks up his Series leading 13th win of the season in dominant fashion

DODGE CITY, KS (September 12, 2026) – The winningest World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series team keeps on winning.

The Greatest Show on Dirt returned to Dodge City Raceway Park after six years away on Saturday for the Gunslinger Stampede, and Michael “Buddy’ Kofoid drew and fired way faster than any of his competition.

The 24-year-old completely dominated the trip to the top-notch Kansas facility. Emerson Axsom led the field to green and narrowly paced the opening lap, but then Kofoid cleared a slide job in Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 2 and waved goodbye.

Kofoid wasted zero time building a huge advantage aboard the Roth Motorsports No. 83. The Penngrove, CA native pulled away in clean air. Traffic also proved to be no problem as Kofoid put away lappers as the gap between he and Axsom grew to nearly five seconds. Two-time and defending Series champion David Gravel took over the second spot late, but Kofoid was much too far ahead as he motored to Dodge City Victory Lane.

“I just wanted to fire off good,” Kofoid said of the start of the race. “I felt like I didn’t fire off great in the Dash but was still able to not lose a spot. It was kind of the same thing in the Feature. I didn’t really anticipate him (Axsom) going that early. I feel like I kind of stayed down and spun, so I was like okay I’ll try to stay out and tow myself around. I got a really good run in (Turns) 1 and 2 and got to his outside almost way quicker than I anticipated with how far back I was. He kind of entered down and slid across, and I was all the way up. I just feel like at that point I had the momentum advantage. I just got under him good and slid across at the right time in (Turns) 1 and 2.”

Kofoid and the Roth crew extended their lead as the winningest team on tour in 2026 with their 13th victory of the season. That also gave Kofoid a new personal best mark of wins in a single World of Outlaws campaign. He’s the 14th different driver to top a Series race at Dodge City. Kofoid is up to 35 career World of Outlaws checkered flags, one away from equaling Shane Stewart for 23rd all-time.

David Gravel came home second in the Big Game Motorsports No. 2, his 28th podium of the season, which is tied with Kofoid for the most.

Emerson Axsom finished third with the Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports team, falling just two spots shy of backing up his first career win with another.

Carson Macedo and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down his ninth Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in 2026.

Bill Balog notched his fifth Simpson Quick Time of the season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Bill Balog (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Buddy Kofoid (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), and Emerson Axsom (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Emerson Axsom.

Axsom also topped the Toyota Dash.

Ashton Torgerson wheeled from 18th to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

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

A podium result made Emerson Axsom the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Bryan Gossel.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars return to Colorado for the first time in a decade at Calhan’s El Paso County Raceway on Monday, Sept. 14. 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 (30 Laps): 1. 83-Michael Kofoid[2]; 2. 2-David Gravel[5]; 3. 27-Emerson Axsom[1]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[4]; 5. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[3]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog[6]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[8]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart[7]; 9. 2C-Cole Macedo[10]; 10. 23-Garet Williamson[9]; 11. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[11]; 12. 17-Spencer Bayston[12]; 13. 45X-Ashton Torgerson[18]; 14. 2B-JJ Hickle[13]; 15. 16C-Skylar Gee[14]; 16. 6-Bryce Lucius[15]; 17. 7S-Chris Windom[16]; 18. 28M-Conner Morrell[20]; 19. 74-Zack Merritt[22]; 20. 2W-Alex Pettas[17]; 21. (DNF) 2J-Zach Blurton[19]; 22. (DNF) 91-Jeff Stasa[23]; 23. (DNF) 6G-Bryan Gossel[21]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

QUICK DRAW: Kofoid Cruises to Victory in Dodge City Debut

The 24-year-old picks up his Series leading 13th win of the season in dominant fashion

DODGE CITY, KS (September 12, 2026) – The winningest World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series team keeps on winning.

David Gravel came home second in the Big Game Motorsports No. 2, his 28th podium of the season, which is tied with Kofoid for the most.

Emerson Axsom finished third with the Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports team, falling just two spots shy of backing up his first career win with another.

Carson Macedo and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down his ninth Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in 2026.

Bill Balog notched his fifth Simpson Quick Time of the season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Bill Balog (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Buddy Kofoid (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), and Emerson Axsom (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Emerson Axsom.

Axsom also topped the Toyota Dash.

Ashton Torgerson wheeled from 18th to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

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

A podium result made Emerson Axsom the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Bryan Gossel.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars return to Colorado for the first time in a decade at Calhan’s El Paso County Raceway on Monday, Sept. 14. 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:

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/quick-draw-kofoid-cruises-to-victory-in-dodge-city-debut/

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ZERO to HERO: James McFadden Rallies from Crashes and Flips to Win Famed Tuscarora 50 at Port royal

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

Macri Motorsports #39M Stormed from 11th-to-1st to Become Ninth Different Champion in Last Nine Years

ZERO TO HERO: James McFadden Rallies from Crashes and Flips to Win Famed Tuscarora 50 at Port Royal
Macri Motorsports #39M Stormed from 11th-to-1st to Become Ninth Different Champion in Last Nine Years

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Chevy Racing–NASCAR–World Wide Technology Raceway–Daniel Suarez

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

NASCAR Cup SeriesWorld Wide Technology RacewayTeam Chevy Driver QuotesSeptember 12, 2026

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

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NASCAR Cup SeriesWorld Wide Technology RacewayTeam Chevy Driver QuotesSeptember 12, 2026

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

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race Advances Chevrolet Newsroom

Media Availability Quotes:

After the race last week, you told me about the sense of frustration, maybe from an execution standpoint. Now that you’ve had time to sit back and look at it, what is it that you felt like you were missing? “I mean, obviously we didn’t have practice, right? We didn’t have qualifying. We did our normal work during the week; simulator a couple times a week, and for some reason, we missed something in the process. Obviously, you know, we started the race up front. I mean, we’re leading lap one, and we didn’t have the balance or the speed to fire up. And obviously without practice, it was a little bit more difficult to get it right. But that’s not an excuse. There were other teams that hit it a little bit better than us. So there was a little bit of frustration there, that for some reason, we missed it a little bit. And also, we had a lot of issues with radios. We had issues with brakes. We had issues with the engine. And when you’re having all these kind of situations and you can’t communicate; it’s already hard enough for me, you know, with my broken English, so when the radio is not working very good, it doesn’t make it any more fun. So there were just some execution issues because of lack of communication from the radios. And then just to put the cherry on top of the cake, the last pit stop. My guys did an amazing job all night, and the very last one was a 30-second pit stop or something like that. It wasn’t good. We just didn’t execute well enough. It wasn’t a Chase performance, in my mind, so we just need to do better. That’s it. You know, we learn from a few mistakes, and we are ready to give it another shot.” To that point, you’ve driven for a lot of organizations that are, I would argue, more buttoned up, certainly, than the Jeff Dickerson model, whether it’s Coach (Joe Gibbs) or Justin (Marks). How different is the culture and atmosphere, for good, bad or indifferent, racing for Jeff compared to other places you’ve been?“Yeah, you know, Jeff (Dickerson), he’s a racer. You know, he loves racing. He’s always talking about dirt racing, midgets, trucks or the O’Reilly’s Series. He’s a racer. He’s a racer that happens to be an owner. So he’s just very driven, you know? He’s very, very driven. It’s a little bit different, you know, the dynamic. But he’s very passionate. He’s very loyal to his people. He has his way of doing things, and I respect that. And obviously, you know, he has made this organization successful to this point. Obviously, we still have a long ways to go. We have to continue to grow, and that’s what we’re aiming for. This is the conversation that I have had with some people, is that everything that has been happening is just a distraction, you know? Like, right now, I should be answering questions about how we’re going to be faster, how we’re going to beat the Toyota’s, how we’re going to beat the Penske cars. And here we are talking about these two guys, you know, messing each other up. It’s part of it. To me, it’s just a distraction that shouldn’t be happening.” Daniel, a stat came out this week that you are the top average finisher for Chevrolet at 14.69. What does that mean to you in your first year with this team, when you’re going against drivers such as Hendrick Motorsports and all that, who also have the Bowtie banner?“Not too bad for a guy that didn’t have a ride last year. I guess I just remember how to drive now (laughs). But no, it’s good. I mean, obviously the team has been doing a good job. I’m very, very proud of all the men and women that Spire Motorsports for the way that we have executed things. We haven’t had the fastest cars, you know, every single week, but we have had good speed; good enough to win a race and good enough to be on the front row several times. But we keep pushing. We keep pushing to get better and better. Having an average of 14.69, that’s not the goal. To be able to win the championship, it’s going to have to be better than that. So that’s what we’re aiming for, and that’s where my mind is at. You know, how can we make this organization better? Are we good? Yes, we are good. But good, to me, is not good enough. You know, we want to be better. And for that, we have to button up a few things. We have to have everyone pulling the train in the same direction, which I believe that we are, with a few distractions here and there, obviously. But I believe that we are pulling in the same direction.” Now that we’re in the Chase, does the anxiety and stress diminish for you now that elimination rounds have been eliminated?“You know, that’s a great question. I think it does a little bit, just because you’re not thinking about short-term results. You’re thinking about 10 weeks, you know? The champion is going to be determined by who can do the best job – not here, not next week, not last week – but the best average running and finish in the next 10 weeks. So, yeah, I feel like it relaxes a little bit of things. But, with that being said, once we get to, I would say halfway, the urgency is going to start picking up for several teams. So, we just have to be smart. In my mind, we have to just control what we can control, execute to the best of our abilities and try to maximize our potential. You know, that’s the main goal. It’s not a secret that the Toyota’s are very fast right now, and we’re working very hard to try to catch them. But we also know that that’s not going to happen overnight, just by clicking on something. We have to work together. We have to get better. We have to improve our simulation, our processes and everything that we’re doing. We have work to do, but we’re up for the challenge.” Looking at your execution this week, leaving Darlington, you’re over a race for the points behind the points leader. Do you all have a certain set number of points that you all are trying to chase leaving this weekend to feel like you all have a shot moving forward?“The thing is that — man, we can talk about points a lot. We can talk about what we need to do points-wise. And that’s good. I’m okay with that. But at the end of the day, you have to control what you can control, and I can only control one car out there. You know, I cannot control the 11, I cannot control the 12, whoever is up front. I can only control one car, and my job is to maximize the potential of the 7 car. And if that means finishing fifth, that’s fine. And if that means finishing first, that’s amazing. But my job is that. So I have to continue to focus on what I can control and try to let the points take care of themselves, you know, because at the end of the day, the points is a consequence, the way I see it. The points are a consequence of the results that you have on the track. And if we do our job on the track, execute and have the speed, the points are going to take care of themselves. Hopefully that’s good enough for us to have a shot by the end of October, beginning of November.”

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Chevy Racing–NASCAR–World Wide Technology Raceway–Kyle Larson

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

NASCAR Cup SeriesWorld Wide Technology RacewayTeam Chevy Driver QuotesSeptember 12, 2026

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at World Wide Technology Raceway.

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NASCAR Cup SeriesWorld Wide Technology RacewayTeam Chevy Driver QuotesSeptember 12, 2026

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at World Wide Technology Raceway.

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race Advances Chevrolet Newsroom

Media Availability Quotes:

Can you just reflect on the re-signing of Corey Day?“Yeah, I thought that was good news, for sure. Obviously, I think everybody had questions of what was going to happen with his future after signing Connor (Zilisch). But yeah, just happy to know that Hendrick Motorsports sees a place for him in the organization down the road and is willing to continue on with him. It’s been great to see his growth in the stock car racing over the last couple of years. I feel like he’s grown a lot, both on the track and off, and still has a lot of room to go. So, yeah, it’s exciting stuff, and it was cool to be there for the re-signing and get to witness that. Just proud of him and thankful for Hendrick Motorsports.” How much progress do you feel like Hendrick Motorsports has made here (at World Wide Technology Raceway) over the last couple of years?“Yeah, well, I feel like last year we made a huge step. We didn’t get the finish that we necessarily deserved in a way, but I felt like we had maybe the fastest car in the race last year, where typically when we come here, our finishes are way better than where we run. Every year, except for last year, we’re a 25th-place car and somehow finish fourth with it. So, yeah, last year was fun to have a good practice, qualify well, lead laps and pass people. And then, yeah, ultimately I think we finished 12th, but I left more encouraged last year finishing 12th than I had when we had finished third or fourth, whatever the other finishes were.” I’m guessing you’ve seen Brad Perez’s scheme this weekend? What do you think about that?“Apparently I’m getting old (laughs). But yeah, that was pretty cool. I was just watching the practice. I didn’t know they were doing that. So, yeah, it looks like it’s identical as you can get to it, as well. That was neat. They showed some highlights there right before I came in here from my first win in Michigan, so that brought back some good memories. So, yeah, hopefully we see him have a good night.” Last week, you were on the bad side of the qualifying metric when it got rained out, and that kind of cost you guys a chance, for as good as a car you had, of getting stage one points. So this might influence your answer, but when you’ve thought about the way they do that, do you think there’s a better way to do it, whether it’s a qualifying draw or it’s lining up the field by points if there’s a rain out? Any thoughts on that?“Yeah, well I think the whole metric, if I’m not mistaken, came about during the COVID era when there was no qualifying. So I think it was a good way to shake the field up back then and try to make it fair where it wasn’t the same starting lineup every week based off points. So, yeah, I mean, selfishly, after a weekend like last, I wish we would just go back to lining up off points because we don’t see the metric kind of come into play. I mean, you can have the metric to set the qualifying order, but I think, you know, just lining up the field based off points would be good, especially with the Chase, this point format and every point being so important. It was kind of crappy to feel like we were starting off at a disadvantage last week, and we raced our butts off to just miss stage one points. But I mean, you can look at it both ways. We could have done better at Daytona to set ourselves up better for the starting position. I think I’m curious what other teams think, but I think setting the metric for qualifying order is okay. But I think if it rains out, I would say I’d be for going back to just starting off points.” To your point about how valuable stage points are; I mean, we saw last week both Denny (Hamlin) and Justin (Allgaier) in their respective series, they did not have good results. But because they scored a lot of stage points, they preserved their championship lead. On one hand, that’s reflective of an entire race’s performance. On the other hand, some would argue that maybe the results should matter more. I don’t know where I stand on that, but where do you stand on that? Are stage points too valuable?“Yeah, I don’t know. I think as the Chase has become a thing now — yeah, it’s like stage points are even that much more important than they were in the regular season. So, yeah, you could look at it from both sides and be okay or not okay with either way about it. But yeah, I think this format really rewards consistency. But I guess it rewards consistency throughout the whole race, where I think if we really wanted to get back to the authentic part of our sport that we used to have, I think going off of just finishes would be the most authentic way to crown a champion at the end of the year. And this is coming from somebody who is up there in stage points, as well, throughout the season. Without stage points, we would be further down. I don’t even know if we’d be in the Chase without stage points. So, yeah, I think I’m open to it. And I don’t know if they would make a change or not while still having stages, but yeah, I think stages, they seem to just be crazy important, which it is what it is. But yeah, last week I was like — man, I had an awesome night. I finished second in the second stage, finished fifth in the race and gained six points, which is insane. So, yeah, it’s crazy. It’s like three races within one race.” For Las Vegas, you’re taking on the role of ‘Tiny Kyle’, throwing it back to Kyle Busch. What do you think about that? How did that all come about? I’m assuming you’re going to be quite honored to be able to run that…“Yeah, absolutely honored to be able to run his scheme. We were originally wanting to do the Bristol night race. But when Ty (Gibbs) and Joe Gibbs Racing came out with their scheme, I felt like it would be weird to have two Kyle Busch throwbacks at one event, so we pushed ours down the road. Kyle (Busch) meant a lot to all of us, but especially me. I had a lot of fun battles with him. For him to have raced at Hendrick Motorsports in the No. 5 car, it was really important to me to try to be able to run that scheme. So, I asked Samantha (Busch) if we could do it, and she was all for it, and so was Hendrick Cars. So, thankful for that. And, yeah, hopefully we can go and have a good run in his hometown and try to get a win.” I know you mentioned Darlington. But, I mean, you look out into three of the last four weeks, in general, for you guys, those were some tracks where you’ve struggled at over the past couple years. So do you feel like maybe the tide’s shifting? Are you guys starting to really click and find what you need at the most important time of the year?“Well, I feel like our speed has been similar the last few months. You know, Darlington (Raceway) was definitely a gain, for sure, from where we’ve been the last two times there. I thought Darlington went as good as it normally does for us, outside of those two, where were able to pass cars easily, lead laps and have a shot at a win. But yeah, I mean, just based off the last few years, I thought it was a huge improvement, so that was good and definitely helps the confidence as we go forward. And then looking at how we ran here last year compared to other years, I feel like we could hopefully get a good string of races here to start the Chase, if everything goes right. And, yeah, just keep fighting along. It’s a long few months, it seems, of the post-season, so it takes a lot of consistency, which is really hard to do in this era of racing. But yeah, I think our team is always capable of performing at a high level, and if we can get our cars to match, I think we can be dangerous. But yeah, it’s hard to look at one weekend and say that it has turned around for us for the rest of the year, but we’ll see. I’m excited about practice and qualifying, and then hopefully, we have a good race.” I know that you mentioned, obviously, the strides you made here last year, but more in particular, what are the biggest challenges, I guess you could say, when it comes to this racetrack, considering track position is very important and weather difference, as well?“Yeah, I think just speaking on where I felt like we’ve struggled here before, was that I just always felt so on edge. Like I could not touch the throttle without feeling like I’m just going to twitch. And, yeah, I can’t carry any pace on entry. We got to test here last year and went through a lot of different packages. I can’t remember who was here with us, but maybe (Brad) Keselowski and somebody else who I thought were pretty good here in other races, so w had a good gauge off of them. And yeah, we showed up and was really fast and did all those things better. So, yeah, hopefully that’s going to translate to this aero and horsepower package. But, you know, that’s still yet to be seen until we get out there.” How much of a nuisance is it when you have your fellow competitors, you know, potentially teasing or flirting with the idea of intentional contact, especially at this time of the year? Obviously, I’m talking about the 6 and the 77. Depending on timing, you know, you can’t really time when they potentially do something about it, and then you end up collateral damage in what could be intentional contact that they’ve been discussing over the last few weeks? “I have no thought on that, really. Obviously, if Brad (Keselowski) is around him, I would keep my eyes peeled a little bit more. But more just like when you’re behind it, you’re like hoping something cool happens (laughs) and you don’t get caught up in it. But, yeah, it’d be funny.”

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Sheppard, O’Neal Power to Friday Prelim Victories at World 100

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

NEW WESTON, OH (September 11, 2026) – The stage is set for the biggest night of the dirt Late Model season.

The second of two split-field preliminary nights finalized the Heat Race lineups for Saturday’s World 100 finale, with Brandon Sheppard and Hudson O’Neal each finding Victory Lane in their respective 25-lap Features on Friday night.

Feature 1

From fourth in the starting lineup, Sheppard raced his fellow Illinoisan, Frank Heckenast Jr., for second in the wake of polesitter Carson Ferguson on the opening lap. Sheppard prevailed in that tussle in Turns 3 and 4, while Ricky Thornton Jr. also got past Heckenast to slide into third.

One lap later, Sheppard got a run on Ferguson into Turn 3 and cleared him in Turn 4, moving up in front of the No. 93 off the corner to take command of the race. Thornton followed Sheppard around Ferguson shortly after, setting up an exciting race for the lead between the No. 1 and the No. 20RT.

Thornton made it side-by-side with Sheppard for the first time with 10 laps on the board, and found enough speed through the middle to take the lead. But as traffic became more of a factor later in the race, Sheppard switched from the top side to the bottom, and used it to get back around Thornton with 10 to go. That would be the end of the race for the lead, as Sheppard started to pull away for his seventh Eldora win, but his first on World 100 weekend since 2015.

“Anytime you can get a win here, it’s just amazing,” Sheppard said. “Feels really good. It’s been a long time since we won a prelim night here, so I feel really good about that. Our car’s just been really balanced all weekend, and it was at the Dreamalso. The only difference between the Dream and here is we’re qualifying better this weekend. That puts us starting back a little bit more in the Heats, but we know our car’s good enough to drive up through there.”

Thornton settled for second ahead of Nick Hoffman, who climbed from seventh to third.

Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 3. 9-Nick Hoffman[7]; 4. 17M-Dale McDowell[5]; 5. 9M-Tim McCreadie[8]; 6. 49-Jonathan Davenport[16]; 7. 93-Carson Ferguson[1]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[2]; 9. 12-Ashton Winger[3]; 10. 19R-Ryan Gustin[18]; 11. 99-Devin Moran[10]; 12. 5-Drake Troutman[11]; 13. 20-Jimmy Owens[12]; 14. 22-Gregg Satterlee[14]; 15. 0-Jake O’Neil[15]; 16. 44D-Dalton Cook[9]; 17. 49M-Luke Morey[17]; 18. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[23]; 19. 09-Michael Leach[19]; 20. 10S-Garrett Smith[24]; 21. T1-Todd Morrow[20]; 22. 1Z-Logan Zarin[26]; 23. 25B-Mike Benedum[25]; 24. 16-Sam Seawright[21]; 25. S21-Seth Daniels[22]; 26. 111R-Steven Roberts[13]

Feature 2

O’Neal watched the seas part in front of him as the field took the green flag. Both front row starters, Brian Shirley and Tristan Chamberlain, struggled to find traction, and Chamberlain slid up the track toward the frontstretch wall, leaving a lane open for O’Neal to stick his nose into.

That’s exactly what O’Neal did, and in the blink of an eye, he went from fourth to racing Shirley for the lead into Turn 1. The “New Deal” rode the high side through the first set of corners and pounded the Turn 2 cushion well enough to pull ahead of Shirley down the backstretch. It was all O’Neal the rest of the way – Chris Ferguson worked his way from seventh to second by halfway and was closing in on O’Neal late, but didn’t have enough time to make a serious bid for the win.

O’Neal’s triumph was the sixth of his career in World 100 prelim action and his 16th win of 2026, but his first in the SSI Motorsports No. 71 since May 14 at Eagle Raceway.

“You always try to dream up those situations before you take the green,” O’Neal said of his move for the lead on the start. “I feel like here, of all places, it’s so hard to get going late whenever the track gets so slick on the outside. Especially on the front row when the inside guy gets to fire first. I feel like coming from fourth here is almost better than starting third. If you can get a good enough run, you can make a lot of moves there. I was just fortunate to be able to get up beside Shirley as well, and then race him off in there and be able to clear him down the back straightaway. Those moves, they don’t happen very often, especially with this group of people.”

Ferguson and Bobby Pierce completed the rest of the podium.

Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 71-Hudson O’Neal[4]; 2. 22F-Chris Ferguson[7]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 4. 44-Chris Madden[6]; 5. 8S-Brian Shirley[1]; 6. 1T-Tyler Erb[9]; 7. 11R-Josh Rice[3]; 8. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[2]; 9. 25-Shane Clanton[13]; 10. 60-Dan Ebert[14]; 11. 19-Dustin Sorensen[20]; 12. 157-Mike Marlar[15]; 13. 25F-Jason Feger[25]; 14. 22*-Zack Mitchell[22]; 15. 40B-Kyle Bronson[11]; 16. 14JR-Trey Mills[10]; 17. 10-Joseph Joiner[17]; 18. 81F-Jadon Frame[12]; 19. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[23]; 20. C7-Adam Stricker[21]; 21. 15L-Lane Snook[19]; 22. 12J-Jason Jameson[16]; 23. 24-Jason Riggs[24]; 24. 17SS-Brenden Smith[8]; 25. 13M-Dallon Murty[26]; 26. 13-Tyler Carpenter[18]

UP NEXT: The 2026 World 100 champion will be crowned following the 100-lap finale on Saturday, Sept. 12. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

World 100 Saturday Heat Race Lineups

Heat 1
Row 1: Frank Heckenast Jr., Dustin Sorensen
Row 2: Jake O’Neil, Shane Clanton
Row 3: Hudson O’Neal, Brandon Sheppard
Row 4: Clay Stuckey, Brenden Smith
Row 5: Max Blair, Rusty Ballenger
Row 6: Kyle Strickler, Dustin Nobbe
Row 7: Rod Conley, Kale Green
Row 8: Mike Mataragas, Luke Anstett
Row 9: Shannon Babb, Keith Morris

Heat 2
Row 1: Joseph Joiner, Drake Troutman
Row 2: Tristan Chamberlain, Bobby Pierce
Row 3: Carson Ferguson, Chris Ferguson
Row 4: Mike Marlar, Jason Jameson
Row 5: Michael Norris, Gregg Satterlee
Row 6: Ches Chester, Austin Smith
Row 7: Ross Robinson, Jake Little
Row 8: Jeff Erickson Jr., Bryant Dickinson
Row 9: Evan Harrell

Heat 3
Row 1: Tyler Carpenter, Devin Moran
Row 2: Trey Mills, Ashton Winger
Row 3: Dan Ebert, Nick Hoffman
Row 4: Mike Benedum, Ethan Dotson
Row 5: Chad Finley, Jason Riggs
Row 6: Dennis Erb Jr., Brandon Carpenter
Row 7: Austin Howes, Trevor Collins
Row 8: Rob Sanders, Cody Bauer
Row 9: Dillon Kohn

Heat 4
Row 1: Zack Mitchell, Adam Stricker
Row 2: Dalton Cook, Kyle Bronson
Row 3: Josh Rice, Dale McDowell
Row 4: Jimmy Owens, Logan Zarin
Row 5: Justin Haley, Jerry Bowersock
Row 6: Brody Smith, Justin Cooper
Row 7: Mario Gresham, Justin Smith
Row 8: Andy Clark, Mike Bargo
Row 9: Trevor Landrum

Heat 5
Row 1: Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Davenport
Row 2: Chris Madden, Sam Seawright
Row 3: Jason Feger, Tyler Erb
Row 4: Luke Morey, Steven Roberts
Row 5: Garrett Smith, Tim Lance
Row 6: Freddie Carpenter, Tyler Thomason
Row 7: Zach Hawk, Wayne Chinn
Row 8: Mike Provenzano, Brandon Overton
Row 9: Chris Stotts

Heat 6
Row 1: Jadon Frame, Michael Leach
Row 2: Ryan Gustin, Dallon Murty
Row 3: Brian Shirley, Tim McCreadie
Row 4: Todd Morrow, Seth Daniels
Row 5: Dillon McCowan, Kody Evans
Row 6: Dillard Hatchett, Mike Spatola
Row 7: Lane Snook, Kirk Phillips
Row 8: Mathew Porter, Justin Duty
Row 9: Curt Schroeder

Sheppard, O’Neal Power to Friday Prelim Victories at World 100

NEW WESTON, OH (September 11, 2026) – The stage is set for the biggest night of the dirt Late Model season.

Feature 1

Thornton settled for second ahead of Nick Hoffman, who climbed from seventh to third.

Feature 2

O’Neal’s triumph was the sixth of his career in World 100 prelim action and his 16th win of 2026, but his first in the SSI Motorsports No. 71 since May 14 at Eagle Raceway.

Ferguson and Bobby Pierce completed the rest of the podium.

UP NEXT: The 2026 World 100 champion will be crowned following the 100-lap finale on Saturday, Sept. 12. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

World 100 Saturday Heat Race Lineups

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ump/sheppard-oneal-power-to-friday-prelim-victories-at-world-100/

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REDEMPTION RUN: Chase Dietz Drives to First-Career High Limit Win on Night Before the 50 at Port Royal

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

Chase Dietz and Stehman Motorsports are 15th Different Winners with Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing in 2026

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Matt Covington Keeping Eye on First Emmett Hahn Trophy With Five Races Remaining

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

MOBERLY, MO (September 11, 2026) — Matt Covington wants to end the wait for his first American Sprint Car Series title next month.

The Glenpool, OK veteran has felt the highs and lows of points racing, but he has five more races ahead to finish the year at the top of the standings.

Heading into a two-track weekend at Moberly Motorsports Park (Sept. 12) and Eagle Raceway (Sept. 13), Covington will use his experience to get a fast start against title adversaries Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Seth Bergman and try to earn a chance at his third win of the season.

“Sam is probably going to unload his car at Moberly really fast,” Covington said. “He seems to roll good on those style of tracks, and we’re going to have to match him there and not let him gain any more points on us.

“I think Eagle gives us a better opportunity because of the car count, and it’s a tighter racetrack. Last year, we didn’t come out of the gates swinging. We provisionaled into the Feature, and we wound up being Hard Charger. We’re confident that we can drive the track pretty well, we’re going to adjust a couple things throughout the night.”

Covington’s goal throughout 2026 has been to win five races to have a shot at the championship. While he’s scored only two wins at Central Arizona Speedway and Batesville Speedway, he’s made up for it with consistent top-five and podium finishes.

Through 23 races, he’s earned the most Heat Race wins (nine), is tied with Hafertepe in Honest Abe Roofing Dash starts (15), and sits second in Quick Time Awards (four) and Series podiums (11). Covington has finished outside the top five once in all full points-paying races since April.

“Our team, for whatever reason, we’ve always been good at being consistent,” Covington said. “It’s nothing new. We go on these top five runs, and we’ve done it over and over again in years past. I wanted to put emphasis on the five-win goal because we’ve done the consistency thing and haven’t won the championship.

“It takes more than just being consistent. We’ve got to be able to squeak out those wins, and we’ve missed some good opportunities. Minnesota was a missed opportunity where we missed the car setup that night, made the wrong decisions, and we paid for it with a slow car. We got to be able to win. I think in order to win the championship, you got to win more than two (races).”

Throughout the last three seasons of the ASCS National Tour, Covington has had the help of Steven Lane turning the wrenches on the No. 95 Reece Construction Triple X Chassis. The communication and trust between the two have made for a fruitful 2026 season.

“Steven is great to have with us,” Covington said. “He don’t get riled up about much of anything. He’s pretty good at keeping his head down and getting the work done. Without him, we wouldn’t be in the spot we’re in right now. He’s been a great asset; he keeps his focus, and the points don’t get him started up. He’s been doing this for the last three years, so everything is like clockwork to him. I’m sure he wants the championship as bad as I do, but it ain’t affecting his mindset or process because he’s a hard-working guy.”

The run toward the championship has had plenty of tense moments among the top three this season. Though it has the recipe to be a distraction, Covington has compartmentalized the night-to-night happenings to look at everything from a big-picture outlook.

“Looking back at it now, with how close we are in points, literally every position matters,” Covington said. “I don’t know if being close or far back could affect the way I drive the car. I have a certain mentality when we show up to race, and that stays consistent with whatever else is going on.

“Maybe that’s part of why our team is consistent. We’re not getting riled up over this or that; we just have our heads down and going to work. We just can’t afford another bad night. It’s that close that anything can change, so we’re all heads down, hopefully keep the speed we found in Montana, and maybe turn some of these podium runs into wins so we can have a chance to edge these guys out in the end.”

Covington will unload his Sprint Car for the ASCS National Tour visit to Moberly on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Eagle for the Stewart Alley Memorial on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Looking for info about Moberly? CLICK HERE

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

Matt Covington Keeping Eye on First Emmett Hahn Trophy With Five Races Remaining MOBERLY, MO (September 11, 2026) — Matt Covington wants to end the wait for his first American Sprint Car Series title next month.

The Glenpool, OK veteran has felt the highs and lows of points racing, but he has five more races ahead to finish the year at the top of the standings.

Covington will unload his Sprint Car for the ASCS National Tour visit to Moberly on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Eagle for the Stewart Alley Memorial on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Looking for info about Moberly? CLICK HERE

Looking for info about Eagle? CLICK HERE

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

ARTICLE:https://ascsracing.com/news/matt-covington-keeping-eye-on-first-emmett-hahn-trophy-with-five-races-remaining/

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START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL: Early Connection with Dale Klaasmeyer, Scott Petry Leads Axsom to World of Outlaws Victory Lane

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

DODGE CITY, KS (September 11, 2026) – You never know where a good lunch might lead.

For Emerson Axsom, one led him to Victory Lane at the highest level of Sprint Car racing.

Rewind to late 2023. The then 19-year-old Axsom encountered an early career crossroads. He was fresh off back-to-back top five points finishes in USAC National Sprint Car competition with Clauson Marshall Racing. But the two sides went separate ways as Axsom aimed for an avenue to shift his focus to Wing Sprint Cars.

Conversations between Axsom and family friend Dale Klaasmeyer laid the foundation. A friendly meal between them and Axsom’s former Midget owner Scott Petry put the rest of the bricks in place.

“Dale and I became family friends, we became really good buddies just through racing and being around each other,” Axsom explained. “He ended up sponsoring me a little bit, sponsored me some motors while I was at Clauson Marshall Racing. Then, whenever Clauson Marshall and I separated, I kind of told Dale that I was looking to go Wing racing and asked if he had any interest in being a part of it. He said he did.

“Then, we randomly just went and got lunch as friends with Scott Petry one day, and he asked what I was doing since Clauson Marshall and I went separate ways. We told him that we were building a Wing program. Basically, he just said he wanted to be a part of it.”

Klaasmeyer-Petry Motorsports was born ahead of 2024. Both Klaasmeyer and Petry knew Axsom was the right kid to build around. For Petry, the confidence came from his introduction to Axsom when a legend of the sport praised the up-and-coming racer.

“Jerry Coons Jr. was driving a Midget for me,” Petry said. “He said, ‘You need to look at this kid.’ He said, ‘This kid has as much talent as anybody I’ve seen coming up through the Micros.’ And so, we met with Joe (Emerson’s father) and Emerson.”

Klaasmeyer’s connection to the Franklin, IN driver also went back a handful of years. They became acquainted via Dale’s son Tucker’s racing. The human and the wheelman that Axsom proved to be impressed Klaasmeyer enough to invest in his career.

“He was just a genuinely good person, a good kid,” Klaasmeyer said. “But also, his ability to focus under pressure watching him run the (Tulsa) Shootout. Those are high intensity races that didn’t seem to faze him a bit.”

After two years of a pick and choose schedule, Axsom and the team decided to hit the road full-time with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in 2026. That choice was rewarded with Axsom’s first Series win at Huset’s Speedway over the weekend as he held off Buddy Kofoid, David Gravel, and Carson Macedo for $25,000. Axsom’s crew chief? His father Joe. An unforgettable night for all involved on the No. 27 team.

“I think I probably did 20 laps around my house on the outside watching the race because I couldn’t sit still,” Petry said. “Every time a yellow would come out. But it was just great to see and the emotion Emerson had when he won. The first thing he did was ask for his dad. What better story can you write? A father and son out on the road working their butts off against the toughest guys in the world.”

“It was pretty amazing,” Klaasmeyer agreed. “The way he’s progressed driving is unreal. You know, Carson (Macedo) talking about how great his car was that night, same with Gravel, and Emerson seemed to handle them just fine. I was a nervous wreck to say the least. I felt like Tucker was out there driving. All the cautions and the red flags. You just expect something not to go quite right, but man, he did a great job.”

The entire team soaked in the celebration as much as they could, but they also understand this is only the start of something special. They want the Huset’s triumph to be the first of many checkered flags as they continue to work toward the ultimate goal – a World of Outlaws title. They’re committed to each other for the long haul. That pivotal lunch and Huset’s are behind them. A promising future awaits.

“I know Dale’s dream is to be a World of Outlaws championship owner,” Axsom said. “I feel like we still have a long way to go of course, but to be making progress toward that end goal feels great and get everyone’s spirits up and everyone excited to do this.”

“This is a long-term deal between me and Dale,” Petry said. “We’re going to do this and whatever it takes we’re going to get it done. We want to be doing it 20 years, and hopefully Emerson’s driving for us all of them.”

“It’s always been kind of a dream of ours, for sure mine,” Klaasmeyer said of being with the World of Outlaws. “I can’t even describe how happy I am and excited for Emerson and us. I mean, I hope this is the beginning of several years of us racing together. It’s pretty special. I grew up around the World of Outlaws, racing and all that. I’ve never been in a car, never even fired one off, just always been a huge fan, always wanted to be a part of it.”

Axsom’s rookie campaign with Klaasmeyer-Petry Motorsports continues Saturday, Sept. 12 at Kansas’ Dodge City Raceway Park and on Monday, Sept. 14 at Colorado’s El Paso County Raceway. 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.

START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL: Early Connection with Dale Klaasmeyer, Scott Petry Leads Axsom to World of Outlaws Victory Lane

DODGE CITY, KS (September 11, 2026) – You never know where a good lunch might lead.

For Emerson Axsom, one led him to Victory Lane at the highest level of Sprint Car racing.

Conversations between Axsom and family friend Dale Klaasmeyer laid the foundation. A friendly meal between them and Axsom’s former Midget owner Scott Petry put the rest of the bricks in place.

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.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/start-of-something-special-early-connection-with-dale-klaasmeyer-scott-petry-leads-axsom-to-world-of-outlaws-victory-lane/

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What is WSTC? A Look at the Largest-Scale Dirt Track Racing Event in the Southeast

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

Annual motorsports spectacle regularly attracts over 450 cars in North Carolina’s Queen City

CONCORD, NC (Sept. 11, 2026) — The largest dirt track racing event in the Southeast returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Oct. 29–31, featuring two new divisions and another pursuit of a record-breaking car count for the 11th edition of the World Short Track Championship.

But what is the World Short Track Championship, and who’s racing in it?

First held in 2016, the annual World Short Track Championship was born from an idea to give weekly racers a chance to compete for big money on a big stage. Drivers from several different car classifications — commonly found in the weekly racing programs at local dirt tracks across the country — make the trip out to the 4/10-mile, red clay-covered oval on the grounds of Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC, every October to compete for a slice of over $200,000 in prize money and bragging rights as a winner of one of the Southeast’s most prestigious dirt motorsports events.

Three consecutive days of on-track competition commence with an evening of practice laps and two invitational races on Thursday, followed by Qualifying and Heat Races for most divisions on Friday before the lower mains and Championship Features on Saturday.

To date, 13 different car types have competed in 10 years of event history. From open-wheel Sprint Cars to full-bodied Late Models and Modifieds, to Street Stocks and four-cylinder engine cars, the World Short Track Championship has welcomed several different sanctioning bodies over the years to mandate rules, including Crate Racin’ USA, Mid-East Racing Association, Monster Mini Stock / Thunder Bomber Association, South Eastern Hornet Association, and more.

While many local racing heroes have collected the biggest wins of their careers at Charlotte, multiple national dirt track superstars have appeared in World Short Track Championship Victory Lane as well, including five-time World 100 winner Jonathan Davenport (604 Late Models, 2017), World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision full-timer Nick Hoffman (UMP Modifieds, 2018-2019, 2021), four-time DIRTcar Nationals Gator Championship Feature winner Kyle Strickler (UMP Modifieds, 2016-2017, 2020, 2024), and Skagit Speedway Dirt Cup winner Trey Starks (360 Sprint Cars, 2016).

With the event’s growing popularity over the last decade, car counts have eclipsed 450 in each of the last three years, topping out at well over 500 in 2024 and setting a new record for driver attendance. After coming in at 489 last year, the event will get another chance at an attendance record in 2026 with a shakeup in car classes.

For 2026, 10 unique car classes are scheduled to compete in the event — two of which are brand-new to Charlotte’s red clay. From the Northeast weekly racing scene, DIRTcar 358 Modifieds – getting their name from the 358 c.i. engines that power them – will make the long haul from New York, Pennsylvania and multiple Canadian provinces to race for a $5,000 grand prize. The other full-fendered division added to the card for their World Short Track debut are 525 Late Models. A popular alternative to its GM 604 or 602 Crate engine brethren, the 525 Late Model also utilizes sealed Chevrolet Performance power under the hood with a standard dirt Late Model car construction and the option to race with or without a roof.

The other eight classes on the card have seen the banks of The Dirt Track in the past, which include Crate Racin’ USA 604 Late Models, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, Mid-East 602 Late Models, Mid-East Crate Modifieds, Mid-East Street Stocks, MMSA Mini Stocks, MTBA Thunder Bombers, and SEHA Sport Compacts.

For all event information, including ticket sales, gate times and pricing, driver registration, rules and procedures, and a complete schedule of events click the link below. Drivers who pre-enter by October 12 will automatically receive two (2) free grandstand tickets for the Saturday program.

WORLD SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP INFO

If you can’t be at the track to watch in person, stream every lap live with wall-to-wall coverage of all three days live on DIRTVision.

What is WSTC? A Look at the Largest-Scale Dirt Track Racing Event in the Southeast

Annual motorsports spectacle regularly attracts over 450 cars in North Carolina’s Queen City

But what is the World Short Track Championship, and who’s racing in it?

WORLD SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP INFO

If you can’t be at the track to watch in person, stream every lap live with wall-to-wall coverage of all three days live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/news/what-is-wstc-a-look-at-the-largest-scale-dirt-track-racing-event-in-the-southeast/

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What is WSTC? A Look at the Largest-Scale Dirt Track Racing Event in the Southeast

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

Annual motorsports spectacle regularly attracts over 450 cars in North Carolina’s Queen City

But what is the World Short Track Championship, and who’s racing in it?

WORLD SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP INFO

If you can’t be at the track to watch in person, stream every lap live with wall-to-wall coverage of all three days live on DIRTVision.

What is WSTC? A Look at the Largest-Scale Dirt Track Racing Event in the Southeast

Annual motorsports spectacle regularly attracts over 450 cars in North Carolina’s Queen City

But what is the World Short Track Championship, and who’s racing in it?

WORLD SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP INFO

If you can’t be at the track to watch in person, stream every lap live with wall-to-wall coverage of all three days live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/news/what-is-wstc-a-look-at-the-largest-scale-dirt-track-racing-event-in-the-southeast/

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Winger Scores First Eldora Win, Overton Back Out Front in World 100 Thursday FeaturES

September 14, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

NEW WESTON, OH (September 10, 2026) – It was a clean sweep for the “Peach State” on Thursday night at Eldora Speedway.

Following a three-hour rain delay, the 102 cars in attendance at the World 100 got on track for a split-field program to open the weekend, with Ashton Winger and Brandon Overton splitting the 25-lap Feature victories.

Feature 1

Polesitter Brian Shirley powered away to the early lead while second-starting Carson Ferguson raced Winger and Devin Moran for second. Winger won that battle, but not before Shirley broke out to a 1.4-second lead that Winger needed to erase.

As the race progressed, Winger went to work on trimming down the gap. With 16 laps left and traffic impeding Shirley’s progress, Winger was right on his back bumper and in position to make a bid for the lead. That’s what he did with a Turn 1 slide job, but Shirley pulled off the crossover to hold on. When Shirley got stuck behind the slower car of Justin Haley, it gave Winger another chance to try the same move, and that time, he made it stick.

A pair of cautions in the second half of the race kept Shirley in the mix, but Winger defended every move he made to earn his first trip to Victory Lane at Eldora. The win was a continuation of Winger’s recent hot streak, as the Jeff Mathews Motorsports pilot has now won 10 times since May 16, which has him leading the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series points and sitting third with the Southern Thunder Super Dirt Series.

“I tried to leave the door open for Devin there a couple times,” Winger said. “I kept bottoming out really bad getting down into [Turn] 1 whenever I tried to enter off the curb. It was just our night, a lot of things went our way. I mean, hell, we qualified 16th and got inverted, I know that’s a big part of it. The racetrack was pretty fast, but it still raced good.”

Shirley and Brandon Sheppard rounded out the podium.

Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 12-Ashton Winger[3]; 2. 8S-Brian Shirley[1]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[13]; 4. 22F-Chris Ferguson[8]; 5. 19R-Ryan Gustin[4]; 6. 17M-Dale McDowell[9]; 7. 25-Shane Clanton[7]; 8. 93-Carson Ferguson[2]; 9. 14JR-Trey Mills[6]; 10. 9M-Tim McCreadie[10]; 11. 49-Jonathan Davenport[25]; 12. 74X-Ethan Dotson[12]; 13. 20-Jimmy Owens[21]; 14. 44-Chris Madden[19]; 15. 5-Drake Troutman[17]; 16. 60-Dan Ebert[16]; 17. 157-Mike Marlar[22]; 18. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 19. 0-Jake O’Neil[20]; 20. 16-Sam Seawright[26]; 21. T1-Todd Morrow[24]; 22. 77-Justin Haley[23]; 23. 9C-Ches Chester[18]; 24. 10S-Garrett Smith[11]; 25. 17SS-Brenden Smith[14]; 26. 22*-Zack Mitchell[15]

Feature 2

Dustin Sorensen started on the pole to put himself in position to potentially collect the biggest win of his Late Model career, and he did his job early on by keeping Overton and Hudson O’Neal behind him on the start.

The third-year World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision traveler led the first six laps until he found himself on the receiving end of an Overton slider going into Turn 1. Sorensen crossed him over exiting Turn 2 and returned the favor into Turn 3, but Overton won the drag race the next time down the frontstretch and cleared the Minnesotan for good in Turns 1 and 2.

What could have still been a strong podium finish went up in smoke moments later when engine trouble put Sorensen out of the race. That moved Tyler Erb up to second for the restart, but his time in that spot lasted less than one corner before Josh Rice blasted past on the bottom.

As Rice closed in on Overton with the laps winding down, it started to look like the race could become a replay of the North-South 100 with Rice trading sliders for the win on one of the sport’s biggest stages. The first one came with three laps to go, but Overton held on and used Dalton Cook as a pick to keep Rice behind him momentarily. Overton blocked every move Rice could think of the rest of the way and beat the No. 11 to the flag stand by a car length for his 12th win at Eldora, but his first in four years.

“I knew [Rice] was coming,” Overton said. “I kept glancing at the screen, I’m like, ‘Man, I know that’s Josh.’ He’s my buddy, we run up and down the road together, all of our crews hang out. Hell of a race, if I was going to race it out with anybody, I’m glad it was him. I just got to where I couldn’t steer. What do you do? You just hold it wide open and land wherever you land and just try to keep as much speed.”

Behind Overton and Rice, Erb held onto third to complete the podium.

Feature 2 (25 Laps): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 2. 11R-Josh Rice[11]; 3. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]; 4. 9-Nick Hoffman[7]; 5. 32-Bobby Pierce[26]; 6. 71-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 7. 111-Max Blair[12]; 8. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[10]; 9. 72-Michael Norris[15]; 10. C7-Adam Stricker[5]; 11. 40B-Kyle Bronson[14]; 12. 09-Michael Leach[4]; 13. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[21]; 14. 10-Joseph Joiner[8]; 15. 24-Jason Riggs[16]; 16. 49M-Luke Morey[18]; 17. 8M-Dillon McCowan[17]; 18. 25F-Jason Feger[25]; 19. 59-Dillard Hatchett[19]; 20. 15S-Clay Stuckey[20]; 21. 13M-Dallon Murty[23]; 22. 44D-Dalton Cook[13]; 23. 1G-Rusty Ballenger[22]; 24. 42F-Chad Finley[9]; 25. 21G-Mario Gresham[24]; 26. 19-Dustin Sorensen[1]

UP NEXT: The World 100 continues with two more 25-lap, $12,000-to-win, preliminary Features on Friday, Sept. 11, before the 100-lap finale on Saturday, Sept. 12. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Winger Scores First Eldora Win, Overton Back Out Front in World 100 Thursday Features

NEW WESTON, OH (September 10, 2026) – It was a clean sweep for the “Peach State” on Thursday night at Eldora Speedway.

Feature 1

Shirley and Brandon Sheppard rounded out the podium.

Feature 2

Behind Overton and Rice, Erb held onto third to complete the podium.

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ump/winger-scores-first-eldora-win-overton-back-out-front-in-world-100-thursday-features/

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Back to Port Royal to take on The Possee

September 10, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

The Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing teams have made the more than 2,600 mile journey from Skagit Speedway to Port Royal Speedway for one of the most anticipated racing events of the season.
The 59th Annual Tuscarora 50 presented by Ramsey’s Car Wash & Packer’s Concessionsbegins on Thursday, September 10, once again pitting the best of the PA Posse against the 15 High Rollers. The three-day event includes Friday’s Hampel Oil Night Before the Tusky presented by HVAC Distributors and concludes with the $59,000-to-win Tusky 50!
The Juniata County Fair creates the festive backdrop for the weekend with ample fair food, games and rides, including the ferris wheel providing views over Turn 1.
High Roller Rico Abreu had a very successful West Coast Swing, winning both the Gold Cup Race of Champions and the Skagit Nationals, propelling the Tony Stewart Racing team into the championship standings lead. He’ll be trying to maintain that momentum and earn his second Tuscarora 50 win. Aaron Reutzel, however, remains in striking distance to earn his first national title and knows he has to have a stellar weekend to stay in the hunt. Reutzel won the Tuscarora 50 in 2019 and also won the “Night Before” last year before finishing third in the finale.
On the Posse side, Ryan Smith is the most recent driver to visit Victory Lane at Port Royal, winning the Labor Day Classic on Monday. Justin Whittall, however, has turned a lot of laps at Port this year and went on to win their 410 winged sprint car season championship. All eyes will be on Chase Dietz as he continues to rack up the wins this year- both in PA and off the porch.
Adult general admission tickets for Thursday and Friday are available for pre-purchase online. Reserved (all ages) and adult general admission for Saturday is also available for pre-purchase. Student general admission tickets and pit passes are only available for purcahase at the track. As a reminder, only fans who pre-purchase tickets are eligible for the Durst Dice Roll each night.
If you can’t join Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing at the track, watch each night live on FloRacing. Thursday night will also air live on Amazon Prime, Fubo and The Roku Channel.
Know Before You Go to the Tuscarora 50 presented by Ramsey Car Wash & Packer’s Concessions (all times Eastern): Juniata County Fair Opens: 4pm Thursday; 11am Friday and SaturdayPit Gate Opens: 4pm on Thursday and Friday; 2pm on SaturdayGrandstand Gates Open: 4:30pm on Thursday and Friday; 2:30pm on SaturdayLive Broadcast Begins: 6pmHot Laps Begin: 6:15pmRacing Begins: 7:30pmPost Race: The pit area will be open to all fans following the final race each night. Purchase Thursday Adult General Admission Tickets

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BACK TO PORT ROYAL TO TAKE ON THE POSSE
The Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing teams have made the more than 2,600 mile journey from Skagit Speedway to Port Royal Speedway for one of the most anticipated racing events of the season.
The 59th Annual Tuscarora 50 presented by Ramsey’s Car Wash & Packer’s Concessionsbegins on Thursday, September 10, once again pitting the best of the PA Posse against the 15 High Rollers. The three-day event includes Friday’s Hampel Oil Night Before the Tusky presented by HVAC Distributors and concludes with the $59,000-to-win Tusky 50!
The Juniata County Fair creates the festive backdrop for the weekend with ample fair food, games and rides, including the ferris wheel providing views over Turn 1.
High Roller Rico Abreu had a very successful West Coast Swing, winning both the Gold Cup Race of Champions and the Skagit Nationals, propelling the Tony Stewart Racing team into the championship standings lead. He’ll be trying to maintain that momentum and earn his second Tuscarora 50 win. Aaron Reutzel, however, remains in striking distance to earn his first national title and knows he has to have a stellar weekend to stay in the hunt. Reutzel won the Tuscarora 50 in 2019 and also won the “Night Before” last year before finishing third in the finale.
On the Posse side, Ryan Smith is the most recent driver to visit Victory Lane at Port Royal, winning the Labor Day Classic on Monday. Justin Whittall, however, has turned a lot of laps at Port this year and went on to win their 410 winged sprint car season championship. All eyes will be on Chase Dietz as he continues to rack up the wins this year- both in PA and off the porch.
Adult general admission tickets for Thursday and Friday are available for pre-purchase online. Reserved (all ages) and adult general admission for Saturday is also available for pre-purchase. Student general admission tickets and pit passes are only available for purcahase at the track. As a reminder, only fans who pre-purchase tickets are eligible for the Durst Dice Roll each night.
If you can’t join Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing at the track, watch each night live on FloRacing. Thursday night will also air live on Amazon Prime, Fubo and The Roku Channel.
Know Before You Go to the Tuscarora 50 presented by Ramsey Car Wash & Packer’s Concessions (all times Eastern): Juniata County Fair Opens: 4pm Thursday; 11am Friday and SaturdayPit Gate Opens: 4pm on Thursday and Friday; 2pm on SaturdayGrandstand Gates Open: 4:30pm on Thursday and Friday; 2:30pm on SaturdayLive Broadcast Begins: 6pmHot Laps Begin: 6:15pmRacing Begins: 7:30pmPost Race: The pit area will be open to all fans following the final race each night. Purchase Thursday Adult General Admission Tickets

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Sheppard Leads Tight Championship Battle into Knoxville

September 10, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

Sheppard Leads Tight Championship Battle into Knoxville

BATAVIA, Ohio (September 10, 2026) – With the 2026 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Presented by FloRacing season entering its final five race weekends, the battle atop the Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP remains wide open. Brandon Sheppard leads the championship standings entering the Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway, but Hudson O’Neal and Devin Moran remain close behind. O’Neal trails Sheppard by only 55 points, while Moran is just 50 points behind O’Neal. Only 105 points separate the top three contenders as the series prepares for three nights of competition at the famed half-mile Knoxville Raceway. O’Neal returns to Knoxville as the defending winner of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. The Martinsville, Indiana, driver charged from the 15th starting position to capture the 2025 edition of the event, taking the lead from Moran on lap 57 before pulling away to an 8.368-second victory. The triumph marked O’Neal’s first Knoxville Nationals victory and placed him alongside his father, Don O’Neal, as an event winner. Several of this year’s leading championship contenders also recorded strong finishes in last season’s Knoxville finale. Ricky Thornton Jr. finished second, Moran placed third, and Sheppard crossed the finish line fourth. Three-day ticket packages and single-night tickets are available at KnoxvilleRaceway.comor by calling the ticket office at 641-842-5431. While Sheppard, O’Neal, and Moran have separated themselves at the front of the standings, the competition behind them remains equally intense. Brandon Overton currently occupies fourth, holding a 55-point advantage over Thornton. Max Blair sits sixth, only 80 points behind Thornton. Further down the standings, Josh Rice leads Brian Shirley by just 25 points in the battle for seventh, while Shirley holds a 35-point advantage over Alberson. Kyle Bronson currently rounds out the top 10, only 10 points ahead of Clay Harris. Following Knoxville, the championship battle continues with the Jackson 100 weekend at Brownstown Speedway, Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Eldora Speedway, and West Virginia Motor Speedway. The season concludes October 16-17 with the 46th Annual Dirt Track World Championship at West Virginia Motor Speedway, where the 2026 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion will be crowned. For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit LucasDirt.com. Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP:Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Earnings1 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 6305 – $267,9002 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 6250 – $244,7003 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 6200 – $310,8744 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 5855 – $156,1005 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 5800 – $239,6256 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 5720 – $151,0757 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – 5430 – $190,4758 – 3s – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 5405 – $108,9009 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 5370 – $119,07510 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 5070 – $88,17511 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – 5060 – $100,37512 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – 5015 – $93,15013 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 4975 – $143,20014 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – 4845 – $112,62515 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 4390 – $66,70016 – 17SS – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – 4035 – $49,400

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Chevy Racing–Earl Bamber

September 9, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

Transcript of Earl Bamber, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R

DETROIT (Sept. 9, 2026) – Earl Bamber, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, was a guest on an IMSA media teleconference to discuss the upcoming TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks on September 20 from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bamber will drive with Jack Aitken. Transcript of select questions:
Earl you are the defending winner at Indianapolis and had have a great year. What are you looking forward to at Indianapolis? “Yeah, I mean, looking forward to, I guess, getting back into the battle of it. We had an amazing run on the podium nearly for one year straight with the IMSA calendar, so it’s been an amazing job by the by the Whelen Cadillac team. Obviously, the last race didn’t really go the way we’d planned it or expected it, but we were still in the fight to win the race at one stage at the end there and then obviously to be on the podium again. So yeah, looking forward to sort of more success like we had at Indy. Indy’s typically been always pretty strong track for the 31 car as well so looking forward to that. Jack (Aitken) and myself are also coming off the back of a really good weekend with second at the World Endurance Championship race at COTA. So there’s just really good momentum in the program at the moment and obviously the 31 didn’t win but the No. 10 car got its first win with Cadillac. So yeah, just really great momentum in the program.”

Earl, does it feel different coming back to Indy with you and Jack as the hunted men in the championship versus last year when it seemed like there was nothing really to lose for you guys?“No, we were talking about that on the weekend at COTA, and to be honest, we’ve just been going about the same thing race after race, which is trying to execute these races well. Generally, we’ve had a really quick Cadillac, so it’s about execution. It’s worked for the most part, and we’re probably just not going to change anything. I feel when you try to go on the defense, it normally works worse. So, I think we’re just going to keep with our same tactic and strategy, and hopefully it still ends up in the same spot, and we can collect some good points and enter Atlanta with a good buffer.”

Are you excited to head to Indianapolis as you drive a Dallara chassis? Some others drive ORECA. “Yeah, I mean, typically we’ve been quite good on the mechanical grip side, so coming to a slower track like Indy is favorable. Obviously, we were quite strong there last year, but same as the other two, putting energy in the tires making sure we’ve got good degradation, but the whole race is going to be quite different with a 2-hour 40-minute session. Typically, we also heavily rely on the sim as well, so we’ll be in there on Tuesday and Wednesday, preparing everything we need and getting ready for the race.” After Road America, there was talk from the IMSA officials to really look after aggressive driving. Does that change anything for you? “Yeah, I’d say the same for us. We’ve sort of steered clear of the powers that be, so we don’t really need to change much on our side. But yeah it’ll be interesting to see the level of aggression of the field when it all rolls out on Sunday.” Earl, to follow up with you on that, I mean, because obviously it was the 31 and the 6 at Road America that was involved in that unfortunate late-race collision. Like we’ve known since that Estre has been put on probation and then we’ve also got the driver change. Porsche announced this morning with, with (Laurin) Heinrich in the 6 obviously going for it with your co-driver, Jack Aitken. I’m just kind of curious that dynamic, if you can kind of shed light on what you kind of anticipate in that fight with them, how different that fight could be compared to if Laurens (Vanthoor) was in the car?“It will be interesting to see the level of aggression. Kevin (Estre) has been doing those sorts of moves for a long time and getting away with it, and this year’s been a year that he hasn’t really got away with it at many of the races. So it will be interesting to see his approach, and it was a shame for the 31 guys and for Jack, because he just placed himself in a spot where he deserved racing room and just got driven off the track and straight it’s good that IMSA put a foot down to it but like I said, it’s going to be interesting just to see that whole title fight. It’s going to be aggressive between Laurin and the 6 car and us, because obviously, they need to make up some points, so it’s going to be spicy for sure at some stage.”

Would you say it’s a more conservative approach you have planned for the race, or is it kind of just business as usual based on how you guys have been executing for most of the season? “It’s going to be business as usual. I don’t think we really need to change a good thing. We’ve been executing some really good races. We had a good look at Road America. I don’t think we have the outright fastest car like we had at Detroit or Watkins Glen. But, like I said, we still put ourselves in a position to be in the top three there at the end of the race. So that’s what we’re going to try and do again. I think what’s been really working well is the sharing that goes along between the 10 and the 40, and then also the 12 and the 38 in WEC, and just trying to bring the whole program for up to the front has been a big help for everyone all around. Can you talk about your second-place finish at COTA in WEC? “You know, we’ve been very quick, and then, you know, Le Mans was obviously heartbreaking for everyone at Cadillac. Leading Le Mans for so many hours, it was still hard to get over. But, you know, to grab a second-place and sort of fight back from the strategy disadvantage. I think we’re up to 10th in the championship, and still scoring good points, and Fuji’s also a strong one for us as well, but, you know, it definitely helps myself and Jack a lot having the double program, and just being in those cars that much, and understanding the setup directions, and what’s going on, and bringing stuff from both programs continues to push us forward.” Earl, maybe if I could get you to analyze the final element of Cadillac’s successful year, and that would be the Evo upgrade to the V Series R. Can you maybe pinpoint why the car has been more consistent or effective this year? “Yeah when we were doing the EVO we were really targeting the race ability aspect and there was definitely achieved through being able to follow in traffic, and also, typically, we were quite a lot more draggy especially in the WEC compared to the other cars. So, you know, with that, we, we’ve got what we need on the straight, a bit less drag, and we’re able to follow close in the corners, which has just allowed us more opportunity to overtake in races at the right moments, and it’s also helped us with GT traffic, and that was sort of the main component. The other upgrade we did was changing brake manufacturer to Brembo, which is closer to what we run on the road car side as well, and that’s just made the whole thing a lot more consistent and easier to manage at the races as well. So it’s not about peak performance, but probably global consistency more than anything.”

Transcript of Earl Bamber, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R

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TOP FIVE STORYLINES: World of Outlaws Venture Westward for Dodge City, Colorado Returns

September 9, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

DODGE CITY, KS (September 9, 2026) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is ready to start heading west.

After spending Labor Day weekend in South Dakota, the world’s greatest Sprint Car drivers will invade Kansas for a night before heading back to Colorado for the first time in a decade.

The journey opens with a trip to Dodge City, KS’ Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday, Sept. 12. It’s where Wyatt Earp locked up outlaws decades ago, but the World of Outlaws will run rampant in the Old West town. Dodge City is the most-visited Kansas track in Series history with 27 previous stops, and Saturday will mark the first since 2020.

Sunday is a travel day as the tour travels to the “Rocky Mountain State” for the Monday, Sept. 14 invasion of Calhan, CO’s El Paso County Raceway. It’ll be The Greatest Show on Dirt’s first race in Colorado in exactly 10 years to the day. El Paso County was also the destination for that most recent visit on Sept. 14, 2016.

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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

The last couple weeks in the Dakotas shook up a couple spots in the points as the tour stares down the final quarter of the season.

Garet Williamson’s summer surge finally lifted him to the sixth position. As recently as mid-June, the Columbia, MO native was more than 200 markers behind the spot. A remarkable run of consistency with 22 top 10s in the last 29 races allowed the Fischer Motorsports No. 23 to make the steep climb. Cracking the top five could be tough for Williamson, but holding on for sixth would undoubtedly be a stellar sophomore season for him.

The other change is Spencer Bayston surpassing fellow NOS Energy Drink driver Chris Windom for ninth. Bayston and the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing team have been on a roll as of late with four consecutive top 10s highlighted by a pair of top fives. Six points separate him and Windom.

GET THE HELL TO DODGE

Dodge City may be known for a phrase that suggests leaving town, but the stats say a trio of current World of Outlaws competitors are looking forward to the return.

The first is Fargo, ND’s Donny Schatz. The 10-time champion boasts a stout résumé at the “Sunflower State” track. He’s bagged five wins, 11 podiums, and 22 top 10s in 27 tries. He’s one of only two drivers alongside Daryn Pittman to have topped three in a row at Dodge City. Schatz is tied with Joey Saldana for the most victories at the oval, a record he could take sole possession of with a trip to Victory Lane Saturday. A revitalizing visit to Dodge City may be just what Schatz and CJB Motorsports need to shake off a recent slump with one top 10 in the last six races.

Next up is Sheldon Haudenschild. The reason? He’ll head to Dodge City as the most recent Series winner after claiming the 2020 finale. The Wooster, OH native also hasn’t finished worse than sixth in his last four tries. Haudenschild enters the weekend in search of his 10th triumph of 2026, which would set a new personal best mark for him.

The third is Series sophomore Chris Windom. It’s not the obvious reasoning of him being a former Dodge City winner like the previous two. The Canton, IL driver does have Dodge City laps under his belt in a Non-Wing car and Midget with USAC to the tune of four top 10s in four tries. He’ll take that experience and the notebook of his car owner and crew chief Jason Sides with him into Saturday. “Double Down” owns a pair of Dodge City scores.

DEFENDING JASON’S DUB

The one and only previous World of Outlaws stop at El Paso County Raceway a decade ago belonged to Jason Johnson. Fast forward to the present, and his team aims to defend that victory.

Carson Macedo and JJR have cemented themselves as one of the sport’s top combinations as they carry on the legacy of the “Ragin’ Cajun.” Macedo has tallied 57 of his 63 career wins with the Missouri-based organization now led by Johnson’s cousin Philip Dietz. The Lemoore, CA native has a shot to keep the team undefeated at El Paso County in World of Outlaws competition Monday.

Macedo and the Albaugh No. 41 crew have been building momentum lately. They’ve put together seven top 10s in the last eight races, including four podiums. Monday will mark Macedo’s El Paso County debut.

ANOTHER ONE

The list of 2026 World of Outlaws winners grew again over the weekend.

Emerson Axsom bagged his first career Series victory, fending off a trio of the best drivers the sport has to offer to bank $25,000 at Huset’s. The Franklin, IN native is the fifth new winner this year and 21st overall. That means we’re now only four away from equaling the record of 25 different victors set in 2004.

The schedule shows 19 race nights remain to reach the record. Considering the events ahead and some names that are yet to win this season, it’s definitely not out of reach. World of Outlaws campaigners Bill Balog and Cole Macedo have both been on the podium but not in Victory Lane in 2026. Five races in California are on this month’s agenda, serving up opportunities for talented West Coasters like Tim Kaeding, Justin Sanders, and Shane Golobic to snag a checkered flag. The first weekend of October showcases Williams Grove Speedway’s J&S Classics National Open, where drivers such as Lance Dewease, Danny Dietrich, or Daryn Pittman could be next on the 2026 list.

ONE LAST RUN?

With only the home stretch of the season left, the time is now if Michael “Buddy” Kofoid hopes to make one last run at David Gravel for the World of Outlaws championship.

Hope still exists for Kofoid and his Roth Motorsports crew. First, he was 194 markers behind Gravel a month ago and has trimmed the margin down to 152 since then. Secondly, Dodge City and El Paso County may be new to him, but he’ll face a very familiar stretch following this weekend.

The Penngrove, CA native will get five races on home turf as the World of Outlaws head to the left coast for the California swing, and he’s proven to shine when the schedule shifts to the “Golden State.” Since jumping on tour full-time with Dennis and Teresa Roth’s team, Kofoid has won four of the nine Series races in his home state.

It’s been an excellent third full season for Kofoid as he’s already matched last year’s win total with a Series-leading dozen trips to Victory Lane. He’d love nothing more than to cap it with his first World of Outlaw title. It’ll be tough but not impossible for the 24-year-old.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE
Saturday, Sept. 12 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, KS
Monday, Sept. 14 at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, CO

AROUND THE TURN
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 18-19 at Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, CA (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (60/80 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (7564 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-152 PTS)
3. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-192 PTS)
4. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-252 PTS)
5. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-320 PTS)
6. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-564 PTS)
7. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-574 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-900 PTS)
9. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-948 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-954 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (21 Drivers):
12 Wins – Michael Kofoid
10 Wins – David Gravel
9 Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
5 Wins – Carson Macedo
3 Wins – Anthony Macri, Logan Schuchart
1 Win – Spencer Bayston, Donny Schatz, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Chris Windom, Kyle Larson, Garet Williamson, Emerson Axsom

FEATURE LAPS LED (31 Drivers):
345 Laps Led – David Gravel
332 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
164 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
141 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
128 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
124 Laps Led – Garet Williamson
59 Laps Led – Kyle Larson
58 Laps Led – Bill Balog
56 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
52 Laps Led – Emerson Axsom
40 Laps Led – Aaron Reutzel, Chris Windom
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney
35 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon, Rico Abreu
30 Laps Led – Corey Day, Chase Dietz
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
21 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston
16 Laps Led – Bryce Lucius
15 Laps Led – Christopher Thram
12 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss, Steven Snyder Jr.
3 Laps Led – Brent MarksPODIUM FINISHES (34 Drivers):
27 Podiums – David Gravel, Michael Kofoid
24 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
17 Podiums – Carson Macedo
10 Podiums – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz
4 Podiums – Ryan Timms, Anthony Macri, Rico Abreu, Bill Balog
3 Podiums – Spencer Bayston, Aaron Reutzel
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Giovanni Scelzi, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Emerson Axsom
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Scott Bogucki, Brad Sweet, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Jedrzejek, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom, Kelby Watt, Kyle Larson

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

HEAT RACE WINNERS (58 Drivers):
33 Heat Wins – David Gravel
24 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
17 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
16 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
13 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
11 Heat Wins – Garet Williamson
10 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
9 Heat Wins – Emerson Axsom
6 Heat Wins – Donny Schatz, Spencer Bayston
5 Heat Wins – Christopher Thram
4 Heat Wins – Cole Macedo, Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Ryan Timms
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Aaron Reutzel, Giovanni Scelzi, Anthony Macri, Kerry Madsen, Chris Windom
2 Heat Wins – Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Jacob Hughes, Tyler Courtney, Justin Whittall, Daryn Pittman, Kelby Watt, Brock Zearfoss, Rees Moran, Steven Snyder Jr. Bryce Lucius
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Chad Trout, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Sam Henderson, Dayne Kingshott, Daison Pursley, Terry McCarl, Kyle Larson, Brady Bacon, Brent Shearer, Logan Rumsey, James McFadden, Danny Sams III, Riley Goodno, Chris Martin, Ayrton Gennetten, Carson McCarl, Kaleb Johnson

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (69 Drivers):
41 Dashes – David Gravel
39 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
30 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
24 Dashes – Carson Macedo
22 Dashes – Bill Balog, Garet Williamson
19 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
13 Dashes – Emerson Axsom
10 Dashes – Donny Schatz, Cole Macedo
9 Dashes – Spencer Bayston
7 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Chris Windom, Ryan Timms
6 Dashes – Aaron Reutzel
5 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Chase Dietz
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Brian Brown, Brady Bacon, Logan Rumsey, Kelby Watt, Christopher Thram
3 Dashes – Kerry Madsen, Tanner Holmes, Justin Henderson, Daryn Pittman, Bryce Lucius
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Austin McCarl, Joe B. Miller, Brenham Crouch, Conner Morrell, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Larson, Justin Whittall, Cory Eliason, Skylar Gee, Gage Pulkrabek, Steven Snyder Jr.
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Tanner Thorson, Corey Day, D.J. Christie, Ricky Peterson, Lance Dewease, Brent Shearer, Dylan Norris, Sam Henderson, Sean Rayhall

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (35 Drivers):
4 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson
3 LCS Wins – Spencer Bayston, Emerson Axsom, Chris Windom, Cole Macedo
2 LCS Wins – Michael Kofoid, Giovanni Scelzi, Skylar Gee, Logan Schuchart, Tyler Courtney
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Bryce Norris, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Justin Henderson, Joel Myers Jr., Daison Pursley, Zane DeVault, Logan Julien, Jordan Poirier, Matt Farnham, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Norris, Justin Whittall, Brent Shearer, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Lynton Jeffrey, Kelby Watt, Jacob Peterson, Sam Henderson

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (25 Drivers):
7 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid, Logan Schuchart, Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Spencer Bayston
3 Hard Chargers – Chris Windom, Ashton Torgerson
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo, Sheldon Haudenschild, Ryan Timms
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Brady Bacon, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom, Logan Julien, Tyler Courtney, Kasey Jedrzejek, James McFadden, Danny Dietrich, Corey Day, J.J. Hickle, Tanner Holmes

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (28 Drivers):
8 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
7 Fastest Laps – David Gravel
6 Fastest Laps – Logan Schuchart
5 Fastest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
3 Fastest Laps – Carson Macedo, Bill Balog
2 Fastest Laps – Brady Bacon, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Garet Williamson, Anthony Macri, Kyle Larson
1 Fastest Lap – Brock Zearfoss, Cole Macedo, Ryan Timms, Brad Sweet, Kelby Watt, Kasey Kahne, Giovanni Scelzi, Rico Abreu, Christopher Thram, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Jace Park, Donny Schatz, Steven Snyder Jr., Emerson Axsom

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (17 Drivers):
20 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
8 Hottest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
5 Hottest Laps – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid
3 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
2 Hottest Laps – Ashton Torgerson, Daryn Pittman
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Giovanni Scelzi, Bryce Lucius, Nate Dussel, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom, Bill Balog

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

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

TOP FIVE STORYLINES: World of Outlaws Venture Westward for Dodge City, Colorado Returns

DODGE CITY, KS (September 9, 2026) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is ready to start heading west.

After spending Labor Day weekend in South Dakota, the world’s greatest Sprint Car drivers will invade Kansas for a night before heading back to Colorado for the first time in a decade.

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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

The last couple weeks in the Dakotas shook up a couple spots in the points as the tour stares down the final quarter of the season.

GET THE HELL TO DODGE

Dodge City may be known for a phrase that suggests leaving town, but the stats say a trio of current World of Outlaws competitors are looking forward to the return.

DEFENDING JASON’S DUB

The one and only previous World of Outlaws stop at El Paso County Raceway a decade ago belonged to Jason Johnson. Fast forward to the present, and his team aims to defend that victory.

ANOTHER ONE

The list of 2026 World of Outlaws winners grew again over the weekend.

ONE LAST RUN?

With only the home stretch of the season left, the time is now if Michael “Buddy” Kofoid hopes to make one last run at David Gravel for the World of Outlaws championship.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

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