TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE Nashville Superspeedway May 29-31, 2026

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This weekend, NASCAR will headline in “Music City” as all three national touring series are set to compete under the lights at Nashville Superspeedway. Hitting the stage first will be the Craftsman Truck Series in Friday’s Allegiance 200. Chevrolet is on a string of three-straight trips to victory lane in the division at the track, including current title contender Christian Eckes’ win in the 2024 event. For the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, Saturday’s Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 will conclude its grueling season-opening stretch of 16-straight races. The 2024 champion and current points leader, Justin Allgaier, will return to the track as the series’ defending winner. One of the newer venues on the circuit for NASCAR’s premier series, Sunday’s Cracker Barrel 400 will not only cap off the Tennessee tripleheader weekend, but also mark the start of the second-half of the series’ regular season.

Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville: Nashville Superspeedway’s history with NASCAR may date back to 2001, but it wasn’t until the 2021 season when the sport’s top division made its inaugural appearance at the track. Since then, Chevrolet has been the only manufacturer that’s paid a visit to victory lane in all three divisions – heading into the weekend with three Cup Series wins, 11 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins and six Craftsman Truck Series wins. In his first championship-earning season (2021), it was Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team that led Chevrolet to a dominating victory and a podium sweep. The manufacturer’s success in the series’ inaugural outing was followed by Chase Elliott’s 2022 victory and Ross Chastain’s 2023 victory – a three-peat that stands as the longest win streak by a single manufacturer at the track.

Hitting HalfwayLast weekend’s crown jewel event in “America’s Home for Racing” officially marked the halfway point of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. The 2026 season welcomed the competition debut of the updated Camaro ZL1 racecar as Chevrolet’s flagship vehicle in the sport’s premier series. Former Cup Series champion, Chase Elliott, took the Bowtie brand on its first trip to victory lane of the season at Martinsville Speedway in March, marking the manufacturer’s first of five wins in the first-half of the regular season. Chevrolet will head into part two of the regular season with four-straight triumphs, a feat that sets the season record for the longest points-paying win streak by a single manufacturer.  The top-10 of the Cup Series points standings sees four Team Chevy drivers, led by Elliott and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team in the fifth position. The Dawsonville, Georgia, native is one of just two drivers that have multiple wins to his name this season with Elliott also adding to his triumph tally at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this month. Coming off his fourth top-five finish of the season, Kyle Larson currently holds the sixth position in the standings. While still looking for his much-anticipated return to victory lane, the Cliff Daniels-led team has been a points-earning machine throughout the 13-race stretch. The reigning champions are one of just four teams that have reached a triple-digit bank of stage points (113). Joining the Hendrick Motorsports pair is the duo from Spire Motorsports, season winners Carson Hocevar and Daniel Suarez, to round out the top-10 of the standings.

RECORD SEASON FOR SPIRE MOTORSPORTSWith just 13 races complete, 2026 is already shaping up to be a record season for Spire Motorsports. The Chevrolet organization has reached victory lane in the NASCAR Cup Series three times in its history, two of which have come just this season. At Talladega Superspeedway, it was Carson Hocevar that broke through as a first-time winner in NASCAR’s top division.

Fast forward one month, the organization’s newest driver, Daniel Suarez, captured his first career crown jewel win in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The victory came in Suarez’s 13th points-paying start with the Ryan Sparks-led team. Spire Motorsports is now one of just two organizations that have recorded wins with multiple drivers this season. The Chevrolet organization will also head into the second-half of the regular season with two of its drivers sitting comfortably above the cutline with Suarez’s Charlotte victory boosting him up four positions to join his teammate, Hocevar, in the top-10 of the points standings.

LARSON’S NASHVILLE NUMBERS After a turbulent string of races, Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team quickly put themselves back on the map as race winning contenders. Last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the Elk Grove, California, native turned an 18th-place starting position into a Stage One win, going on to earn top-five points in each stage en route to the team’s fourth top-five finish of the season. Putting together a 54-point race, the third-highest of the field, Larson was able to make a two-position gain in the points standings en route to what is one of his statistically best tracks – Nashville Superspeedway. Larson is the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series winner at Nashville Superspeedway, and in the series’ five appearances at the track, he is the only driver that has tallied a top-10 result in each event to earn a series-leading average finish of 5.2.

SVG CONTINUES TO IMPRESS ON THE OVALS Despite falling just one spot short of a top-10 finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend, Shane van Gisbergen put together one of his best races, statistically, on an oval in NASCAR’s premier series. Taking the green flag from the third position, the Auckland, New Zealand, native remained a steady fixture in the top-10 throughout much of the race – earning points in all three stages, 11 laps led and an average running position of 7.81. With an 11th-place finish, tying his second-highest oval finish of the season, and a 33-point race, Van Gisbergen will enter the second-half of the regular season ranked 14th in the standings and 28 points above the cutline.

LOVE RACKING UP RUNNER-UPSCharlotte Motor Speedway looked like it was going to be the opportunity for the reigning NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion, Jesse Love, to make his return to victory lane, but a rain-shortened race saw the young Team Chevy driver ultimately bring home his third runner-up finish of the season. Love was one of just five drivers to earn points in both stages, accumulating a race-high 49 points to move him back up to the second position of the standings heading into the Nashville race weekend. The Menlo Park, California, native has just two starts at the 1.33-mile Tennessee venue, both of which ended in top-eight results. Love will get extra seat time this weekend as the driver will make his long-awaited return to the Craftsman Truck Series to pilot the No. 77 Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports. Love only has three career Truck Series starts under his belt with his best finish of fourth coming at Phoenix Raceway.

ECKES ON THE MOVEChristian Eckes put together his strongest points race of the season at Charlotte Motor Speedway to jump back up to the third position and continue to lead Team Chevy in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings. While a late-race restart ended with a sixth-place finish, Eckes was a race winning contender throughout much of the day. The Middletown, New York, native finished no worse than second in both stages, including capturing his third stage win of the season, and paced the field for 33 laps. Heading to Nashville Superspeedway, this weekend serves as a momentum-building opportunity for Eckes and the No. 91 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet team. The Team Chevy driver has three career Truck Series starts at the Tennessee track with his most recent in 2024 ending in a trip to victory lane.

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        Victories by active Chevrolet drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway: Kyle Larson – one win (2021)Chase Elliott – one win (2022)Ross Chastain – one win (2023) ·        Daniel Suarez’s Coca-Cola 600 win marked Chevrolet’s fourth consecutive trip to victory lane in NASCAR’s premier series, setting the season record for the longest points-paying win streak by a single manufacturer.  ·        At Talladega Superspeedway, Chevrolet tallied six top-10 finishes, marking the second time this season a manufacturer has placed six cars in the top-10 of a Cup Series event. The Bowtie brand took it one step further by achieving the highest representation of different organizations within those results with five Chevrolet organizations placing drivers in the top-10.  ·        With seven-straight victories to start the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, Chevrolet set the record for the longest season-opening streak by a single manufacturer in the division’s history.  ·        In 157 points-paying races in the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 72 victories – a winning percentage of 45.9%.  ·        Chevrolet is coming off its 29th all-time sweep of the NASCAR Cup Series championship titles – capturing its 34th driver championship and 44th, and fifth consecutive, manufacturer championship in 2025.  ·        With its 44 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer championships, 34 NASCAR Cup Series driver championships, and 886 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400Sunday, May 31, at 7 p.m. ETAmazon Prime, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90  NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts SeriesSports Illustrated Resorts 250Saturday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. ETCW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90  NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesAllegiance 200Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. ETFS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletComing off the Coca-Cola 600 victory, you’ll roll off last in Saturday’s qualifying session for Sunday’s race. What’s your mindset heading into Nashville?“I really enjoyed one of my favorite races of the year with my family, friends, partners and team, but now it’s time to turn the page and focus on Nashville. Qualifying is so important there, and we want to put together the best lap possible on Saturday. We’re working hard to bring another fast race car this weekend and hopefully put ourselves in position to fight for another win. The momentum and confidence we gained from Charlotte means a lot to our whole group, and we want to keep building on that. It would also be really cool to win the Gibson guitar trophy. I’d love to have that sitting in my garage right next to the Coca-Cola fridge.”   Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing ChevroletYou are running better of late?“Yes, we are getting better each week. We still have a ways to go to get where we want to be but its been incremental progress and in this business you will take it as long as we are making progress. We were really good in Dover and we had some really good runs at Charlotte. I think we can build on that in Nashville this weekend.” Looking back at Charlotte, what are your thoughts?“Charlotte was an emotional weekend for everyone. Obviously, Memorial Day weekend means so many things and we were able to honor the men and women who gave their lives for this country. We were joined by Gold Star Families as well as our friends at The Fallen Outdoors. We also honored one of the greatest (Kyle Busch) drivers who ever raced in NASCAR. Sunday was moving to say the least and I think everyone will always remember last weekend for the rest of their lives.”   AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet“Nashville Superspeedway has been a pretty good racetrack for us. We’ve had top-10 runs and always had decent amount of speed there. I feel like we’ve done a good job grinding it out every weekend and maximizing our finishes. Hopefully we can unload with a little bit more speed in practice and keep getting better.” Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“Heading to Nashville is always exciting, and having NOS back on our No. 47 Chevrolet makes it even more special. This weekend means a little more because we’ll be running a throwback scheme honoring Kyle Busch. Kyle had a huge impact on the sport, so it’s an honor to carry that look and celebrate what he meant to NASCAR. Hopefully, we can put together a strong run and make it a weekend worth remembering.”   Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet “Nashville is a little bit of a hybrid racetrack. It’s not quite an intermediate-style track like Charlotte, but it’s also not like the two other concrete tracks – Bristol and Dover. Nashville is a lot more forgiving. It’s a very wide race track, not quite as fast as a full-blown mile-and-a-half, and it’s a little bit shorter, so the speeds aren’t quite as high. But because it’s a little bit bigger, you kind of get sucked into the feeling of it being a mile-and-a-half, so overdriving the corners is very easy. You think you can drive a lot deeper into the corners than you really can, so it’s almost about reeling yourself in as a driver and being patient, and remembering that it’s about getting speed off the corner versus getting speed going into the corners. So, you have to have the entry patience of a short track with the discipline of an intermediate track, where you have to be consistent with your inputs, both with steering and your right foot. It’s a game of patience with smoothness in your steering, your throttle inputs and your braking inputs. The driver who looks the least out of control is typically the fastest there. It’s all about smoothness and consistency at Nashville.” Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletThe 71 is building momentum, how do you feel heading to Nashville?“Nashville is a track I’ve always enjoyed. I’ve had the chance to race there quite a bit over the years in the ARCA and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, and when I first got to the Cup Series, it was also a place where we did a lot of testing. It’s a unique track because it kind of blends characteristics of a short track and an intermediate, which makes it a lot of fun from the driver’s seat. In these cars, you’re shifting a lot and managing different opportunities throughout the race, so it keeps you engaged. It’s a place where I feel like we’ve had strong speed, even if the results don’t necessarily reflect that. We’ve had some tough breaks there with incidents and mechanical issues, including last year, but overall, it’s a track where I feel like we’ve shown good pace and had solid potential. With the speed our Spire Motorsports organization has been bringing to the track and the momentum we have been building over the last few weeks, I’m ready to get to Nashville.” Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletNashville has been good to you in the past. It is also very unique compared to anything else on the schedule. Why is that?“What makes it unique is it looks like a mile and a half but doesn’t race like one, per se. You have to slow down for the corner way more than you’d think and downshift, all while knowing there isn’t much banking there to support you. The size is very deceiving for how tight the corners are.” Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletWhat is your approach to Nashville Superspeedway this weekend with the short track package?“It’s kind of another unknown, similar to what we’ve had at Dover, Bristol, and Darlington, all those tracks where we’ve had the low downforce package with the high horsepower. I feel like we’ve been really good at those racetracks. Darlington was a solid day for us and I felt like we made a lot of gains on this package at Dover. Nashville is a unique racetrack, with it being concrete and oddly shaped, plus there’s going to be a bunch of resin put down. It’s just a unique racetrack that I enjoy going to.” The resin at Dover made an impact. What does that allow you to do on the racetrack?“It certainly makes the track wider. We saw at Dover when they laid resin down across the racetrack, it widened out the track and we were up by the fence at Dover which you don’t really see. I hope that’s the case at Nashville where we’re able to move around and it makes for good racing. Hopefully we have comers and goers that are able to go through the field. At Dover we had all five leaders under a blanket and it creates good racing.” Does it change things for you when the races start in the evening versus in the afternoon?“When we practice during the day and then race at night it’s a challenge but as a team, we’re prepared for it. We expect what’s going to change on the racetrack when we race at night. I raced at Nashville at night last year and I always love racing under the lights. I love the city of Nashville and there’s always some cool country artists that come to the race.” You are going to be the spotter for Stefan Parsons at the Truck race on Friday night at Nashville.“It’s going to be a lot of fun experiencing something new. I’m glad that Stefan trusts me to do it. There’s a lot of guys who could probably do it better than me but it’s going to be cool to do that and learn what it’s like from a new perspective. I’ve spotted on road courses and at the Cup race at Indy but leading the charge at the truck race at Nashville is going to be different.” What are the do’s and don’ts of being a good spotter?“When I’m a driver I know what I want to listen to. I know what I want to hear and what I don’t really care to hear. I think it’s a little easier as a driver to be a spotter than just having no experience at all. I know what a good spotter sounds like and as a driver what I want to hear. I think not being panicked and staying calm and feeding the information when I can without talking too much. I feel like I have a good understanding of what I need to do. I hope I’m able to relay the information that I need to throughout the good situations and the bad. Stefan is a really good dude and helps me a lot as a driver in the Cup Series with the notes that he takes.” You will also be in The CW booth on Saturday evening. How will you prepare for the broadcast on Saturday? “Everyone in the booth and at The CW does a good job I feel like it’s going to be pretty easy to blend in and be a part of it and try to add where I can. I love watching the races on The CW. It’s going to be so much fun to learn alongside Adam (Alexander) and the entire crew. It’s a great opportunity for me to see things from a different perspective and learn what it’s like to be one of those guys in the booth. I’m certainly looking forward to it.”

Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics Manufacturer Championships:Total (1949-2025): 44First title for Chevrolet: 1958Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)Most recent: 2025 Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Driver Championships:Total (1949-2025): 34First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)Most recent: Kyle Larson (2025)Driver and Manufacturer Championship Sweeps: 29 Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2025 Event Victories:Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)                2026 STATISTICS:                                                                                                    Wins: 5Poles: 3Laps Led: 1,051Top-Fives: 24Top-10s: 47Stage Wins: 10 CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet race wins: 886 (1949 to date)Poles won to date: 769Laps led to date: 257,785Top-fives to date: 4,460Top-10s to date: 9,198                                                                                                          Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:                    General Motors: 1,220           Chevrolet: 886           Pontiac: 154           Oldsmobile: 115           Buick: 65            Ford: 848                                                                                          Ford: 748           Mercury: 96           Lincoln: 4            Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467           Dodge: 217           Plymouth: 191           Chrysler: 59            Toyota: 210

GRAND FORKS, ND (May 27, 2026) – North Dakota is ready to welcome The Greatest Show on Dirt for the first time in 2026 this weekend.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will first visit Grand Forks’ River Cities Speedway on Friday, May 29, and then make its grand return to Minot’s Nodak Speedway.

River Cities has become a staple of the schedule since first appearing in 2007. The 1st Leg of the Northern Tour Don Mack Classic will be the tour’s 36th appearance. Longtime Series announcer Johnny Gibson calls River Cities his favorite track of the more than 400 he’s visited, thanks to the countless thrillers it’s served up over the years.

The teams will then take a day off before returning to action at Nodak for the Gerdau Metals Recycling Magic City Showdown. It’ll mark a popular return to the 3/8-mile dirt track after eight years away. Nodak has hosted the World of Outlaws 13 times in the past.

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10-TIME’S TURF

The journey to cementing himself as one of the greatest to ever wheel a Sprint Car began in North Dakota for Donny Schatz. Going to the races with his family as a kid lit a fiery passion that powered him to 10 World of Outlaws championships and countless more accolades. Any trip home to race is special for the Fargo, ND driver, and he’s always seemed to find a little extra speed for his local fanbase.

The numbers for Schatz at River Cities look like he’s playing a video game set to easy mode. He’s competed in all 35 Series races, bagged a dozen victories, placed on the podium 24 times, tallied 31 top fives, and never finished worse than eighth. His average finish over that stretch is an astonishing 2.94.

It’s a similar story over at Nodak for Schatz. It took the 48-year-old seven tries to best the World of Outlaws at the track in the town where he was born, but once he did, he couldn’t be stopped. His 2012 victory was the first of five consecutive wins at Nodak. He was also on the podium in the two most recent visits of 2017 and 2018.

Schatz heads home with the momentum of five consecutive top 10s in the CJB Motorsports No. 15, including top fives in the last two races. He’s tied with Sheldon Haudenschild for fourth in points during his 30th season.

BUDDY’S BROOM

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid broke out the broom last year at River Cities.

The Penngrove, CA native got it done from the front row in the spring, outdueling David Gravel to make his first visit to Victory Lane in Grand Forks, ND. Fast forward to August, and Kofoid put on a spectacular show with a drive from ninth to victory in the Roth Motorsports No. 83. He joined Donny Schatz and Craig Dollansky as the third competitor to top two in a row at the bullring.

Friday presents the chance to put his name next to only Schatz, who is the lone driver to win three straight at River Cities. The 24-year-old is fresh off banking $20,000 by charging from seventh to the front on Monday at Huset’s Speedway for his Series-leading sixth score of the season. That equaled him with Carson Macedo for second in the standings, but he’s still got some work to do to chase down David Gravel (+118 points) for the championship lead.

HAUD’S HUNT

If there was ever a track that owed a driver a win, it may be River Cities Speedway to Sheldon Haudenschild.

The Wooster, OH native has had one taken from him in just about every conceivable fashion. Crashes, late passes, and more have prevented Haudenschild from parking in Victory Lane at the 1/4 mile. He’s led laps in seven different Features and finished on the podium four times, including a trio of runner-ups.

Haudenschild will see if a new team can turn his fortune around on Friday. The 32-year-old is having an impressive first season with KCP Racing so far. They’ve collected a win, 11 top fives, and 16 top 10s through 24 races this year.

DAKOTA DOUBLE

Aside from Schatz, the only other full-time World of Outlaws driver to double up with wins at both River Cities and Nodak is two-time and defending Series champion, David Gravel. Former Series regulars Craig Dollanksy, Joey Saldana, and Daryn Pittman also pulled it off during their time on tour.

Gravel first conquered River Cities in 2017 with CJB Motorsports and did so again six years later with Big Game Motorsports. Gravel’s Nodak victory came during the same season he got his first at River Cities. The Watertown, CT native is amid another excellent campaign with a 4.96 average finish so far in 2026 as he chases a third straight title.

Three drivers – Logan Schuchart, Carson Macedo, and Buddy Kofoid – will have the opportunity to add their name to the list of those with victories at both facilities on the agenda. Schuchart snagged a pair of River Cities scores (2019 and 2023) in the Shark Racing No. 1S. He’s tried five times at Nodak with a best of fourth in 2016. Macedo and Kofoid also have two River Cities trophies, but they’ll both be making their Nodak debuts.

NOSA NAMES

With North Dakota being a mainstay of the World of Outlaws tour, many locals look forward to the opportunity to battle the best on a big stage. Expect this weekend to be no different.

Donny Schatz’s nieces, Amelia and Laela Eisenschenk, made their World of Outlaws debuts last year and will be back for more this weekend aboard their uncle’s cars. Both have accumulated plenty of laps at River Cities over the last couple of years with several top 10s to show for it. They each raced at Nodak earlier this month with NOSA. Amelia finished fifth with Laela close behind in seventh.

Grand Forks, ND’s own Mark Dobmeier has been winning at River Cities since the turn of the century to the tune of more than 150 victories at his home track. A piece lacking from that résumé is one with the World of Outlaws, but he’s been close with six top fives, including a pair of podiums. Over at Nodak, he’s won five times with NOSA and was a World of Outlaws top-five finisher in 2010.

Fellow Grand Forks resident, Jade Hastings, has asserted himself as one of the best currently at River Cities. He claimed half of the track’s 12 NOSA events in 2025 and already won there again this year last week.

Fans can anticipate additional regulars from the region, including Jack Croaker (East Grand Forks, MN), Weston Olson (Warren, MN), Blake Egeland (Climax, MN), Nick and Zach Omdahl (East Grand Forks, MN), and more.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Friday, May 29 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND
Sunday May 31 at Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND

AROUND THE TURN
Friday, June 5 at Hartford Speedway in Hartford, MI (TICKETS)
Saturday, June 6 at Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, WI (TICKETS)
Sunday, June 7 at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, WI (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (24/84 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (3364 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-118 PTS)
3. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-118 PTS)
4. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-188 PTS)
5. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-188 PTS)
6. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-252 PTS)
7. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-420 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-450 PTS)
9. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-498 PTS)
10. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-516 PTS)

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

FEATURE LAPS LED (22 Drivers):
137 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
126 Laps Led – David Gravel
65 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
44 Laps Led – Bill Balog
40 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney, Aaron Reutzel
35 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms
26 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
20 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston
15 Laps Led – Rico Abreu
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi
10 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
7 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek, Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss
1 Lap Led – Christopher ThramPODIUM FINISHES (24 Drivers):
13 Podiums – David Gravel
10 Podiums – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid
5 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Podiums – Donny Schatz
3 Podiums – Anthony Macri, Ryan Timms, Spencer Bayston, Rico Abreu
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Aaron Reutzel
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Bill Balog, Scott Bogucki, Tyler Courtney, Emerson Axsom, Brad Sweet, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Giovanni Scelzi, Logan Schuchart

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

HEAT RACE WINNERS (31 Drivers):
18 Heat Wins – David Gravel
11 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
7 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
5 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart, Bill Balog
4 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid, Donny Schatz
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Emerson Axsom, Rico Abreu, Cole Macedo
2 Heat Wins – Anthony Macri, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Aaron Reutzel
1 Heat Win – Chase Dietz, Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Will Armitage, Rees Moran, Tyler Courtney, Brent Marks, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Justin Whittall, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Spencer Bayston, Austin McCarl

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (52 Drivers):
20 Dashes – David Gravel
18 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
15 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
9 Dashes – Carson Macedo
7 Dashes – Bill Balog
6 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson, Emerson Axsom, Logan Schuchart, Donny Schatz
5 Dashes – Cole Macedo, Garet Williamson
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Kasey Jedrzejek, Ryan Timms, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel
3 Dashes – Brent Marks, Kerry Madsen, Chase Dietz, Tanner Holmes, Brian Brown, Spencer Bayston
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Chris Windom, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Brady Bacon, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Justin Henderson, Austin McCarl
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, Bryce Lucius, Christopher Thram, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Daryn Pittman, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Justin Whittall, Chad Trout, Brenham Crouch, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Joe B. Miller

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

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

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

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

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

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

TOP FIVE STORYLINES: Rivers Cities, Nodak Return Bring World of Outlaws to Schatz’s Home Turf 

GRAND FORKS, ND (May 27, 2026) – North Dakota is ready to welcome The Greatest Show on Dirt for the first time in 2026 this weekend.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will first visit Grand Forks’ River Cities Speedway on Friday, May 29, and then make its grand return to Minot’s Nodak Speedway.

River Cities has become a staple of the schedule since first appearing in 2007. The 1st Leg of the Northern Tour Don Mack Classic will be the tour’s 36th appearance. Longtime Series announcer Johnny Gibson calls River Cities his favorite track of the more than 400 he’s visited, thanks to the countless thrillers it’s served up over the years.

The teams will then take a day off before returning to action at Nodak for the Gerdau Metals Recycling Magic City Showdown. It’ll mark a popular return to the 3/8-mile dirt track after eight years away. Nodak has hosted the World of Outlaws 13 times in the past.

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10-TIME’S TURF

The journey to cementing himself as one of the greatest to ever wheel a Sprint Car began in North Dakota for Donny Schatz. Going to the races with his family as a kid lit a fiery passion that powered him to 10 World of Outlaws championships and countless more accolades. Any trip home to race is special for the Fargo, ND driver, and he’s always seemed to find a little extra speed for his local fanbase.

The numbers for Schatz at River Cities look like he’s playing a video game set to easy mode. He’s competed in all 35 Series races, bagged a dozen victories, placed on the podium 24 times, tallied 31 top fives, and never finished worse than eighth. His average finish over that stretch is an astonishing 2.94.

It’s a similar story over at Nodak for Schatz. It took the 48-year-old seven tries to best the World of Outlaws at the track in the town where he was born, but once he did, he couldn’t be stopped. His 2012 victory was the first of five consecutive wins at Nodak. He was also on the podium in the two most recent visits of 2017 and 2018.

Schatz heads home with the momentum of five consecutive top 10s in the CJB Motorsports No. 15, including top fives in the last two races. He’s tied with Sheldon Haudenschild for fourth in points during his 30th season.

BUDDY’S BROOM

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid broke out the broom last year at River Cities.

The Penngrove, CA native got it done from the front row in the spring, outdueling David Gravel to make his first visit to Victory Lane in Grand Forks, ND. Fast forward to August, and Kofoid put on a spectacular show with a drive from ninth to victory in the Roth Motorsports No. 83. He joined Donny Schatz and Craig Dollansky as the third competitor to top two in a row at the bullring.

Friday presents the chance to put his name next to only Schatz, who is the lone driver to win three straight at River Cities. The 24-year-old is fresh off banking $20,000 by charging from seventh to the front on Monday at Huset’s Speedway for his Series-leading sixth score of the season. That equaled him with Carson Macedo for second in the standings, but he’s still got some work to do to chase down David Gravel (+118 points) for the championship lead.

HAUD’S HUNT

If there was ever a track that owed a driver a win, it may be River Cities Speedway to Sheldon Haudenschild.

The Wooster, OH native has had one taken from him in just about every conceivable fashion. Crashes, late passes, and more have prevented Haudenschild from parking in Victory Lane at the 1/4 mile. He’s led laps in seven different Features and finished on the podium four times, including a trio of runner-ups.

Haudenschild will see if a new team can turn his fortune around on Friday. The 32-year-old is having an impressive first season with KCP Racing so far. They’ve collected a win, 11 top fives, and 16 top 10s through 24 races this year.

DAKOTA DOUBLE

Aside from Schatz, the only other full-time World of Outlaws driver to double up with wins at both River Cities and Nodak is two-time and defending Series champion, David Gravel. Former Series regulars Craig Dollanksy, Joey Saldana, and Daryn Pittman also pulled it off during their time on tour.

Gravel first conquered River Cities in 2017 with CJB Motorsports and did so again six years later with Big Game Motorsports. Gravel’s Nodak victory came during the same season he got his first at River Cities. The Watertown, CT native is amid another excellent campaign with a 4.96 average finish so far in 2026 as he chases a third straight title.

Three drivers – Logan Schuchart, Carson Macedo, and Buddy Kofoid – will have the opportunity to add their name to the list of those with victories at both facilities on the agenda. Schuchart snagged a pair of River Cities scores (2019 and 2023) in the Shark Racing No. 1S. He’s tried five times at Nodak with a best of fourth in 2016. Macedo and Kofoid also have two River Cities trophies, but they’ll both be making their Nodak debuts.

NOSA NAMES

With North Dakota being a mainstay of the World of Outlaws tour, many locals look forward to the opportunity to battle the best on a big stage. Expect this weekend to be no different.

Donny Schatz’s nieces, Amelia and Laela Eisenschenk, made their World of Outlaws debuts last year and will be back for more this weekend aboard their uncle’s cars. Both have accumulated plenty of laps at River Cities over the last couple of years with several top 10s to show for it. They each raced at Nodak earlier this month with NOSA. Amelia finished fifth with Laela close behind in seventh.

Grand Forks, ND’s own Mark Dobmeier has been winning at River Cities since the turn of the century to the tune of more than 150 victories at his home track. A piece lacking from that résumé is one with the World of Outlaws, but he’s been close with six top fives, including a pair of podiums. Over at Nodak, he’s won five times with NOSA and was a World of Outlaws top-five finisher in 2010.

Fellow Grand Forks resident, Jade Hastings, has asserted himself as one of the best currently at River Cities. He claimed half of the track’s 12 NOSA events in 2025 and already won there again this year last week.

Fans can anticipate additional regulars from the region, including Jack Croaker (East Grand Forks, MN), Weston Olson (Warren, MN), Blake Egeland (Climax, MN), Nick and Zach Omdahl (East Grand Forks, MN), and more.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Friday, May 29 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND
Sunday May 31 at Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND

AROUND THE TURN
Friday, June 5 at Hartford Speedway in Hartford, MI (TICKETS)
Saturday, June 6 at Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, WI (TICKETS)
Sunday, June 7 at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, WI (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (24/84 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (3364 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-118 PTS)
3. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-118 PTS)
4. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-188 PTS)
5. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-188 PTS)
6. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-252 PTS)
7. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-420 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-450 PTS)
9. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-498 PTS)
10. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-516 PTS)

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

FEATURE LAPS LED (22 Drivers):
137 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
126 Laps Led – David Gravel
65 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
44 Laps Led – Bill Balog
40 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney, Aaron Reutzel
35 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms
26 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
20 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston
15 Laps Led – Rico Abreu
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi
10 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
7 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek, Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss
1 Lap Led – Christopher ThramPODIUM FINISHES (24 Drivers):
13 Podiums – David Gravel
10 Podiums – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid
5 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Podiums – Donny Schatz
3 Podiums – Anthony Macri, Ryan Timms, Spencer Bayston, Rico Abreu
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Aaron Reutzel
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Bill Balog, Scott Bogucki, Tyler Courtney, Emerson Axsom, Brad Sweet, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Giovanni Scelzi, Logan Schuchart

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

HEAT RACE WINNERS (31 Drivers):
18 Heat Wins – David Gravel
11 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
7 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
5 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart, Bill Balog
4 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid, Donny Schatz
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Emerson Axsom, Rico Abreu, Cole Macedo
2 Heat Wins – Anthony Macri, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Aaron Reutzel
1 Heat Win – Chase Dietz, Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Will Armitage, Rees Moran, Tyler Courtney, Brent Marks, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Justin Whittall, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Spencer Bayston, Austin McCarl

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (52 Drivers):
20 Dashes – David Gravel
18 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
15 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
9 Dashes – Carson Macedo
7 Dashes – Bill Balog
6 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson, Emerson Axsom, Logan Schuchart, Donny Schatz
5 Dashes – Cole Macedo, Garet Williamson
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Kasey Jedrzejek, Ryan Timms, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel
3 Dashes – Brent Marks, Kerry Madsen, Chase Dietz, Tanner Holmes, Brian Brown, Spencer Bayston
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Chris Windom, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Brady Bacon, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Justin Henderson, Austin McCarl
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, Bryce Lucius, Christopher Thram, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Daryn Pittman, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Justin Whittall, Chad Trout, Brenham Crouch, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Joe B. Miller

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

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

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

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

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

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/top-five-storylines-rivers-cities-nodak-return-bring-world-of-outlaws-to-schatzs-home-turf/

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (MAY 27, 2026) – As the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series marches toward heat of the summer, Alexis DeJoria and John Force Racing’s Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team have turned up wick on their recent performances leading into the inaugural May 29-31 NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway.

With a semifinal finish two races ago in the Southern Nationals and a runner-up showing two weeks ago in the Route 66 Nationals, the Mike Neff / Jonnie Lindberg-led team is providing DeJoria with a race car capable of going rounds and eventually capturing her first NHRA Funny Car event victory since October 2021 in Bristol, Tenn.

DeJoria started off the 2026 season with a final-round appearance but was followed by a first-round exit in Phoenix. Since then, she has won at least one round of eliminations in each of the four succeeding races. To put aa point on it, DeJoria’s 10 round wins after just six events this season matches the total number she earned in the entire 2025 season.

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings after six of 20 races are: 1. (tie) Ron Capps, 468; J.R. Todd, 468; 3. Matt Hagan, 459; 4. Chad Green, 443; 5. Jordan Vandergriff, 416; 6. Alexis DeJoria, 389; 7. Spencer Hyde, 312; 8. Jack Beckman, 311; 9. Daniel Wilkerson, 233; 10. Dave Richards, 222.

Quotes

What are your expectations for the inaugural Potomac Nationals?

“Honestly, I don’t have any expectations heading to Maryland. We’ve never raced there, so it’s new territory for all of us. There are so many factors at play when it comes to assessing a new track. One thing I can say is we have a great tune-up for hot or cold weather.

How has your season progressed?

Now that we have the consistency we were working on, Mike (Neff) and Jonnie (Lindberg) will be shooting for those low E.T.s and high mph. At John Force Racing, we have a team full of experts who know what they are doing, which means a high level of confidence for me as a driver, even when we’re looking at a new facility. My faith in this crew is unwavering. After winning the Mission #2fast2tasty Challenge and getting another runner-up in Chicago, we’re on a good trajectory.”

Weekend Appearances

Sat., March 30, 9:30-10 a.m. ET, autograph session at Mission Foods display, NHRA Midway; Sat., March 30, 10-10:30 a.m. ET, autograph session at Cornwell Tools display, NHRA Midway.

Track Schedule

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Fri., May 29, with the final two rounds Sat., May 30, at 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 11 a.m. ET.

TV Schedule

Television coverage on FS1 includes a qualifying show Fri., May 29, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, a second qualifying show Sat., May 30, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, and the eliminations broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET.

2026 Results

DEJORIA’S PERFORMANCE HEATS UP AS SUMMER NEARS

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (MAY 27, 2026) – As the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series marches toward heat of the summer, Alexis DeJoria and John Force Racing’s Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team have turned up wick on their recent performances leading into the inaugural May 29-31 NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway.

With a semifinal finish two races ago in the Southern Nationals and a runner-up showing two weeks ago in the Route 66 Nationals, the Mike Neff / Jonnie Lindberg-led team is providing DeJoria with a race car capable of going rounds and eventually capturing her first NHRA Funny Car event victory since October 2021 in Bristol, Tenn.

DeJoria started off the 2026 season with a final-round appearance but was followed by a first-round exit in Phoenix. Since then, she has won at least one round of eliminations in each of the four succeeding races. To put aa point on it, DeJoria’s 10 round wins after just six events this season matches the total number she earned in the entire 2025 season.

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings after six of 20 races are: 1. (tie) Ron Capps, 468; J.R. Todd, 468; 3. Matt Hagan, 459; 4. Chad Green, 443; 5. Jordan Vandergriff, 416; 6. Alexis DeJoria, 389; 7. Spencer Hyde, 312; 8. Jack Beckman, 311; 9. Daniel Wilkerson, 233; 10. Dave Richards, 222.

Quotes

What are your expectations for the inaugural Potomac Nationals?

“Honestly, I don’t have any expectations heading to Maryland. We’ve never raced there, so it’s new territory for all of us. There are so many factors at play when it comes to assessing a new track. One thing I can say is we have a great tune-up for hot or cold weather.

How has your season progressed?

Now that we have the consistency we were working on, Mike (Neff) and Jonnie (Lindberg) will be shooting for those low E.T.s and high mph. At John Force Racing, we have a team full of experts who know what they are doing, which means a high level of confidence for me as a driver, even when we’re looking at a new facility. My faith in this crew is unwavering. After winning the Mission #2fast2tasty Challenge and getting another runner-up in Chicago, we’re on a good trajectory.”

Weekend Appearances

Sat., March 30, 9:30-10 a.m. ET, autograph session at Mission Foods display, NHRA Midway; Sat., March 30, 10-10:30 a.m. ET, autograph session at Cornwell Tools display, NHRA Midway.

Track Schedule

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Fri., May 29, with the final two rounds Sat., May 30, at 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 11 a.m. ET.

TV Schedule

Television coverage on FS1 includes a qualifying show Fri., May 29, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, a second qualifying show Sat., May 30, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, and the eliminations broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET.

2026 Results

Event	Qualify	Round by Round	Round Record	Points Position
Gainesville	11	Beat Cruz Pedregon, Spencer Hyde, J.R. Todd; lost to Chad Green	3-1	2
Phoenix	12	Lost Jordan Vandergriff	3-2	6
Pomona1	7	Beat Dave Richards; lost to Ron Capps	4-3	7
Charlotte	5	Won 1st Quad; lost 2nd quad	5-4	6
Valdosta	10	Beat Cruz Pedregon, Matt Hagan; lost to J.R. Todd	7-5	6
Chicago	12	Beat Spencer Hyde, Dave Richards, Matt Hagan; lost to Chad Green	10-6	6

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (MAY 27, 2026) – Jordan Vandergriff learned over the previous two events that NHRA drag racing can be a fickle dance partner but he and John Force Racing’s Cornwell Tools Chevy SS Funny Car team look to regain their winning form at the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS, May 29-31 at Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsburg, Md.

Vandergriff stormed to his first NHRA Funny Car victory May 3 at the Southern Nationals, the inaugural NHRA national event at South Georgia Motorsports in his adopted home state. Just two weeks later, however, at Route 66 Raceway outside Chicago, the team qualified 10^th and, despite a solid run, lost in the first round against eventual event winner Chad Green.

The results exemplify the extreme yin and yang of the 12,000-horsepower, 340-mph sport but Vandergriff sees it simply as part of the learning process to a long and successful career.

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings after six of 20 races are: 1. (tie) Ron Capps, 468; J.R. Todd, 468; 3. Matt Hagan, 459; 4. Chad Green, 443; 5. Jordan Vandergriff, 416; 6. Alexis DeJoria, 389; 7. Spencer Hyde, 312; 8. Jack Beckman, 311; 9. Daniel Wilkerson, 233; 10. Dave Richards, 222.

Quotes

You had great success at South Georgia in early May with this season’s first inaugural event so how do you see things working out at Maryland International Raceway?

“I know absolutely nothing about Maryland but I’m super excited to get there to learn all about it, see the venue and track and meet all the fans. I think it’s cool for the NHRA to go to new markets so we can race in front of new fans as well as longtime fans. The new tracks level the playing field and, based on the last time we went to a new track, it worked in our favor. I’m really confident in Chris Cunningham, Jason Bunker and this Cornwell Quality Tools team to figure out the new racetracks.”

You talked about some of the things you prepared for going to the inaugural at South Georgia that the average fan may not think about.

“The first thing is to check out the shutdown area to see how long it is, where the turnoff is, how hard I’ll need to turn around and where we’re going to get back to the pit area. Then it’s up to the starting line to get a view of the overall area, the eye level down track, looking at the Christmas Tree from where I’ll be staging the car, getting a feel for how the grandstands are laid out and what sight lines you have there and if wind may come into play at some point down the track. There are plenty of things you have to check out coming to a new racetrack but it’s all fun.”

The first-round loss at Chicago after winning your first event just two weeks before couldn’t have been on that list of firsts you’ve spoken about this year. Talk about how you’ve worked through the mental process in preparation for this weekend.

“The main takeaway is that drag racing isn’t easy. We were coming off our best weekend, my first career win in South Georgia. We get to Chicago just two weeks later and we struggled all weekend. We actually had a really good run in the first round of eliminations but just got outrun a little bit. It’s the highs and lows of drag racing and you’re going to go through these kinds of times. You obviously don’t want the lows but they’re going to happen. We know the Cornwell Tools Chevy has been really good all season so we’re going to brush this one off, reset and head into Maryland with the confidence that we have had all year.”

How do you prepare for the upcoming three races in consecutive weekends?

“It’s going to be a whirlwind but I’m just going to try to stay locked in throughout the three weeks. I’ll come into Maryland ready to go, with the mindset that this is the start of a three-week run where I have to be ready at all times. It’s going to be great bonding experience for the team and a good chance to prove that we can we can be consistently strong over the three weeks.”

How do you plan to keep up your physical fitness during this three-week stretch?

“I like to use fitness as a way to stay sharp. I’ve been thinking about the routine I’ll have on the road in these three weeks. It will be a challenge but I’ll find time at the hotel gym. Maybe not so much lifting but focusing instead on getting an hour of cardio in each day.”

Weekend Appearances

Thurs., March 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET, NHRA Fan Fest at The Barns at New Market, 29133 Thompson Corner Road, Mechanicsville, MD, 20659; Sat., March 30, 10-10:30 a.m. ET, autograph session at Cornwell Tools display, NHRA Midway.

Track Schedule

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Fri., May 29, with the final two rounds Sat., May 30, at 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 11 a.m. ET.

TV Schedule

Television coverage on FS1 includes a qualifying show Fri., May 29, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, a second qualifying show Sat., May 30, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, and the eliminations broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET.

2026 Results

VANDERGRIFF SET TO REBOUND AT NHRA POTOMAC NATS

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (MAY 27, 2026) – Jordan Vandergriff learned over the previous two events that NHRA drag racing can be a fickle dance partner but he and John Force Racing’s Cornwell Tools Chevy SS Funny Car team look to regain their winning form at the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS, May 29-31 at Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsburg, Md.

Vandergriff stormed to his first NHRA Funny Car victory May 3 at the Southern Nationals, the inaugural NHRA national event at South Georgia Motorsports in his adopted home state. Just two weeks later, however, at Route 66 Raceway outside Chicago, the team qualified 10^th and, despite a solid run, lost in the first round against eventual event winner Chad Green.

The results exemplify the extreme yin and yang of the 12,000-horsepower, 340-mph sport but Vandergriff sees it simply as part of the learning process to a long and successful career.

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings after six of 20 races are: 1. (tie) Ron Capps, 468; J.R. Todd, 468; 3. Matt Hagan, 459; 4. Chad Green, 443; 5. Jordan Vandergriff, 416; 6. Alexis DeJoria, 389; 7. Spencer Hyde, 312; 8. Jack Beckman, 311; 9. Daniel Wilkerson, 233; 10. Dave Richards, 222.

Quotes

You had great success at South Georgia in early May with this season’s first inaugural event so how do you see things working out at Maryland International Raceway?

“I know absolutely nothing about Maryland but I’m super excited to get there to learn all about it, see the venue and track and meet all the fans. I think it’s cool for the NHRA to go to new markets so we can race in front of new fans as well as longtime fans. The new tracks level the playing field and, based on the last time we went to a new track, it worked in our favor. I’m really confident in Chris Cunningham, Jason Bunker and this Cornwell Quality Tools team to figure out the new racetracks.”

You talked about some of the things you prepared for going to the inaugural at South Georgia that the average fan may not think about.

“The first thing is to check out the shutdown area to see how long it is, where the turnoff is, how hard I’ll need to turn around and where we’re going to get back to the pit area. Then it’s up to the starting line to get a view of the overall area, the eye level down track, looking at the Christmas Tree from where I’ll be staging the car, getting a feel for how the grandstands are laid out and what sight lines you have there and if wind may come into play at some point down the track. There are plenty of things you have to check out coming to a new racetrack but it’s all fun.”

The first-round loss at Chicago after winning your first event just two weeks before couldn’t have been on that list of firsts you’ve spoken about this year. Talk about how you’ve worked through the mental process in preparation for this weekend.

“The main takeaway is that drag racing isn’t easy. We were coming off our best weekend, my first career win in South Georgia. We get to Chicago just two weeks later and we struggled all weekend. We actually had a really good run in the first round of eliminations but just got outrun a little bit. It’s the highs and lows of drag racing and you’re going to go through these kinds of times. You obviously don’t want the lows but they’re going to happen. We know the Cornwell Tools Chevy has been really good all season so we’re going to brush this one off, reset and head into Maryland with the confidence that we have had all year.”

How do you prepare for the upcoming three races in consecutive weekends?

“It’s going to be a whirlwind but I’m just going to try to stay locked in throughout the three weeks. I’ll come into Maryland ready to go, with the mindset that this is the start of a three-week run where I have to be ready at all times. It’s going to be great bonding experience for the team and a good chance to prove that we can we can be consistently strong over the three weeks.”

How do you plan to keep up your physical fitness during this three-week stretch?

“I like to use fitness as a way to stay sharp. I’ve been thinking about the routine I’ll have on the road in these three weeks. It will be a challenge but I’ll find time at the hotel gym. Maybe not so much lifting but focusing instead on getting an hour of cardio in each day.”

Weekend Appearances

Thurs., March 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET, NHRA Fan Fest at The Barns at New Market, 29133 Thompson Corner Road, Mechanicsville, MD, 20659; Sat., March 30, 10-10:30 a.m. ET, autograph session at Cornwell Tools display, NHRA Midway.

Track Schedule

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Fri., May 29, with the final two rounds Sat., May 30, at 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 11 a.m. ET.

TV Schedule

Television coverage on FS1 includes a qualifying show Fri., May 29, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, a second qualifying show Sat., May 30, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, and the eliminations broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET.

2026 Results

Event	Qualify	Round by Round	Round Record	Points Position
Gainesville	8	Beat Jack Beckman, John Smith; lost to Chad Green	2-1	4
Phoenix	5	Beat Alexis DeJoria, lost to Matt Hagan	3-2	7
Pomona1	3	Beat Daniel Wilkerson, Chad Green; lost to Ron Capps	5-3	5
Charlotte	2	Won 1st quad; lost in 2nd quad	6-4	5
Valdosta	3	Beat Jeff Arend, Spencer Hyde, Hunter Green, Ron Capps	10-4	4
Chicago	10	Lost to Chad Green	10-5	5

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (MAY 27, 2026) – The first third of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season hasn’t produced the results Jack Beckman and his John Force Racing PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team expect of themselves but they have every reason to believe they will be back to peak performance in the May 29-31 NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway.

The 2012 NHRA Funny Car World Champion and drag racing historian knows his team, like most if not all the others in the nitro categories, will be creating the first pages of race track setup information during this inaugural event. It will be imperative, therefore, to be successful in all four qualifying runs to then prepare for Sunday’s elimination rounds.

Few have the experience Beckman has accumulated in his decades of racing in taking that in-the-driver’s-seat knowledge and translating it to success on race day. He looks to capitalize on that experience and earn the team’s first event win of the year.

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings after six of 20 races are: 1. (tie) Ron Capps, 468; J.R. Todd, 468; 3. Matt Hagan, 459; 4. Chad Green, 443; 5. Jordan Vandergriff, 416; 6. Alexis DeJoria, 389; 7. Spencer Hyde, 312; 8. Jack Beckman, 311; 9. Daniel Wilkerson, 233; 10. Dave Richards, 222.

Quotes

Do you have any familiarity at all with Maryland International Raceway? 

“I filmed an episode of the TV show Pinks with Clay Millican out there, probably 17 years ago, but none other than that. I know it’s the shortest concrete section on the tour and I know it’s the third-lowest elevation of any racetrack on tour. I also know it’s a track we need to win at.

“I always love going to new racetracks. That’s always cool to me as a historian and a fan, going to a new venue. My dad’s from Maryland and Christine’s from Maryland so there’s a lot of family in that area. What better place to earn our first Wally of the year.”

What does a lower elevation and short concrete pad mean regarding setting up the car for PEAK performance?

“Dan Hood and Tim Fabrisi (the PEAK SQUAD’s crew chiefs) have a pretty sophisticated program and we always try to get our power level about as close to a baseline as we can, whether we’re at Vegas or Gainesville. That involves compression ratio, which is head gasket thickness, blower overdrive, ignition timing and nitro percentage. That’s not difficult to do. What’s difficult to do is give the car enough clutch to run fast without overpowering the racetrack. Concrete provides better traction than asphalt but it’s a lot more expensive and arguably a little harder to keep clean. So, most racetracks now are 700 feet of concrete but Maryland, from what I understand, has just over 300 feet. 

“The shorter pad is going to present unique challenges for two reasons. One is we are coming off that transition from concrete to asphalt and it’s almost never perfectly smooth. That bump could upset the car and we’ll reach it in what I would argue is the most critical area of acceleration. The issue is there are probably no data sheets in most of these crew chiefs’ computer cache that go back to racetracks with that short of a launch pad, and certainly our tuneups and power level have evolved since then. So, there’s going to be a lot of educated guesses for the first couple of qualifying runs trying to get situated and get the car to a level where it can make that transition and still put up a respectable ET.”

Assess where the team is in the point standings after six races heading into Maryland.

“There’s only ever one inaugural event at these new facilities so we have three more shots this year to etch our names in the history books. We still want to earn our inaugural win of 2026. I didn’t think we’d be going into Race 7 this deep in the point standings but it is what it is. We just have to make our bad outcomes fewer and further between. We’ll continue working on a solution to that this weekend.”

Weekend Appearances

Sat., March 30, 10-10:30 a.m. ET, autograph session at Cornwell Tools display, NHRA Midway.

Track Schedule

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Fri., May 29, with the final two rounds Sat., May 30, at 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 11 a.m. ET.

TV Schedule

Television coverage on FS1 includes a qualifying show Fri., May 29, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, a second qualifying show Sat., May 30, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, and the eliminations broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET.

2026 Results

BECKMAN SEES NHRA POTOMAC NATS AS KEY OPPORTUNITY

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (MAY 27, 2026) – The first third of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season hasn’t produced the results Jack Beckman and his John Force Racing PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team expect of themselves but they have every reason to believe they will be back to peak performance in the May 29-31 NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway.

The 2012 NHRA Funny Car World Champion and drag racing historian knows his team, like most if not all the others in the nitro categories, will be creating the first pages of race track setup information during this inaugural event. It will be imperative, therefore, to be successful in all four qualifying runs to then prepare for Sunday’s elimination rounds.

Few have the experience Beckman has accumulated in his decades of racing in taking that in-the-driver’s-seat knowledge and translating it to success on race day. He looks to capitalize on that experience and earn the team’s first event win of the year.

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings after six of 20 races are: 1. (tie) Ron Capps, 468; J.R. Todd, 468; 3. Matt Hagan, 459; 4. Chad Green, 443; 5. Jordan Vandergriff, 416; 6. Alexis DeJoria, 389; 7. Spencer Hyde, 312; 8. Jack Beckman, 311; 9. Daniel Wilkerson, 233; 10. Dave Richards, 222.

Quotes

Do you have any familiarity at all with Maryland International Raceway? 

“I filmed an episode of the TV show Pinks with Clay Millican out there, probably 17 years ago, but none other than that. I know it’s the shortest concrete section on the tour and I know it’s the third-lowest elevation of any racetrack on tour. I also know it’s a track we need to win at.

“I always love going to new racetracks. That’s always cool to me as a historian and a fan, going to a new venue. My dad’s from Maryland and Christine’s from Maryland so there’s a lot of family in that area. What better place to earn our first Wally of the year.”

What does a lower elevation and short concrete pad mean regarding setting up the car for PEAK performance?

“Dan Hood and Tim Fabrisi (the PEAK SQUAD’s crew chiefs) have a pretty sophisticated program and we always try to get our power level about as close to a baseline as we can, whether we’re at Vegas or Gainesville. That involves compression ratio, which is head gasket thickness, blower overdrive, ignition timing and nitro percentage. That’s not difficult to do. What’s difficult to do is give the car enough clutch to run fast without overpowering the racetrack. Concrete provides better traction than asphalt but it’s a lot more expensive and arguably a little harder to keep clean. So, most racetracks now are 700 feet of concrete but Maryland, from what I understand, has just over 300 feet. 

“The shorter pad is going to present unique challenges for two reasons. One is we are coming off that transition from concrete to asphalt and it’s almost never perfectly smooth. That bump could upset the car and we’ll reach it in what I would argue is the most critical area of acceleration. The issue is there are probably no data sheets in most of these crew chiefs’ computer cache that go back to racetracks with that short of a launch pad, and certainly our tuneups and power level have evolved since then. So, there’s going to be a lot of educated guesses for the first couple of qualifying runs trying to get situated and get the car to a level where it can make that transition and still put up a respectable ET.”

Assess where the team is in the point standings after six races heading into Maryland.

“There’s only ever one inaugural event at these new facilities so we have three more shots this year to etch our names in the history books. We still want to earn our inaugural win of 2026. I didn’t think we’d be going into Race 7 this deep in the point standings but it is what it is. We just have to make our bad outcomes fewer and further between. We’ll continue working on a solution to that this weekend.”

Weekend Appearances

Sat., March 30, 10-10:30 a.m. ET, autograph session at Cornwell Tools display, NHRA Midway.

Track Schedule

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Fri., May 29, with the final two rounds Sat., May 30, at 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 11 a.m. ET.

TV Schedule

Television coverage on FS1 includes a qualifying show Fri., May 29, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, a second qualifying show Sat., May 30, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, and the eliminations broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET.

2026 Results

Event	Qualify	Round by Round	Round Record	Points Position
Gainesville	9	Lost to Jordan Vandergriff	0-1	11
Phoenix	2	Lost to Daniel Wilkerson	0-2	10
Pomona1	8	Beat Jim Campbell; lost to J.R. Todd	1-3	10
Charlotte	6	Advanced Rounds 1 & 2; runner-up to Ron Capps	3-4	8
Valdosta	11	Lost to Matt Hagan	3-5	8
Chicago	1	Beat Chris King; lost to Matt Hagan	4-6	8

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (MAY 27, 2026) – Josh Hart sees the second of four inaugural events on the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule, the May 29-31 NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS, as the perfect opportunity to showcase the championship-caliber talent his John Force Racing Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster team is made of.

With Maryland International Raceway hosting its first NHRA national event comes the opportunity for Hart and the balance of the Top Fuel entries to compete on a level playing field as it relates to track history … because there is none. Track data, so critical in getting these 12,000-horsepower cars down the track successfully, will be at a bare minimum for all nitro teams until Friday afternoon’s first round of qualifying.

The Dave Grubnic / John Collins-led Speedmaster program proved their mettle at the season-opening Gatornationals by grabbing the No. 1 qualifying spot, posting Hart’s first official run in excess of 340 mph and, ultimately, his career third national event victory. The team’s overall performance dipped over the next few races but bounced back two weeks ago at Route 66 Raceway, Hart’s 100^th Top Fuel start, with a semifinal finish and career-best run of 341.25 mph, the first and only 340-mph run in the track’s history.

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel point standings after six of 20 races are: 1. Shawn Langdon, 594; 2. Doug Kalitta, 540; 3. Leah Pruett, 429; 4. Tony Stewart, 388; 5. Josh Hart, 376; 6. Maddi Gordon, 358; 7. Antron Brown, 313; 8. Justin Ashley, 311; 9. Billy Torrence, 282; 10. Clay Millican, 252.

Quotes

How are you preparing for the Potomac Nationals?

“At this stage, about one-third of the way through the 2026 season, the Speedmaster Top Fuel team is focused on one round at a time, both in qualifying and eliminations. There’s so much at stake every time you roll up to the line that you can’t take anything for granted and can’t look past one round to the next.”

What are your thoughts on competing in an inaugural NHRA event?

“I love the new venues because it levels the playing field. Dave Grubnic and John Collins (crew chiefs) have decades of knowledge to pull from and, with track guru Lanny Miglizzi providing information to all the John Force Racing teams, I have every confidence our Speedmaster team will end up in the winner’s circle at the end of the day Sunday.”

Assess where the team is six races into the season?

“The Speedmaster team has come together nicely. We’re six races in and getting our feet firmly planted as we go. We’ve proven what we’re capable of but now it’s time to show everybody we are a championship-caliber combination. It’s time to turn on more win lights each weekend and set some records.”

Weekend Appearances

Thurs., March 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET, NHRA Fan Fest at The Barns at New Market, 29133 Thompson Corner Road, Mechanicsville, MD, 20659; Sat., March 30, 9:30-10 a.m. ET, autograph session at Mission Foods display, NHRA Midway; Sat., March 30, 10-10:30 a.m. ET, autograph session at Cornwell Tools display, NHRA Midway.

Track Schedule

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Fri., May 29, with the final two rounds Sat., May 30, at 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 11 a.m. ET.

TV Schedule

Television coverage on FS1 includes a qualifying show Fri., May 29, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, a second qualifying show Sat., May 30, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, and the eliminations broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET.

2026 Results

HART SAYS TIME IS NOW TO SHOW CHAMPIONSHIP CHOPS

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (MAY 27, 2026) – Josh Hart sees the second of four inaugural events on the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule, the May 29-31 NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS, as the perfect opportunity to showcase the championship-caliber talent his John Force Racing Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster team is made of.

With Maryland International Raceway hosting its first NHRA national event comes the opportunity for Hart and the balance of the Top Fuel entries to compete on a level playing field as it relates to track history … because there is none. Track data, so critical in getting these 12,000-horsepower cars down the track successfully, will be at a bare minimum for all nitro teams until Friday afternoon’s first round of qualifying.

The Dave Grubnic / John Collins-led Speedmaster program proved their mettle at the season-opening Gatornationals by grabbing the No. 1 qualifying spot, posting Hart’s first official run in excess of 340 mph and, ultimately, his career third national event victory. The team’s overall performance dipped over the next few races but bounced back two weeks ago at Route 66 Raceway, Hart’s 100^th Top Fuel start, with a semifinal finish and career-best run of 341.25 mph, the first and only 340-mph run in the track’s history.

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel point standings after six of 20 races are: 1. Shawn Langdon, 594; 2. Doug Kalitta, 540; 3. Leah Pruett, 429; 4. Tony Stewart, 388; 5. Josh Hart, 376; 6. Maddi Gordon, 358; 7. Antron Brown, 313; 8. Justin Ashley, 311; 9. Billy Torrence, 282; 10. Clay Millican, 252.

Quotes

How are you preparing for the Potomac Nationals?

“At this stage, about one-third of the way through the 2026 season, the Speedmaster Top Fuel team is focused on one round at a time, both in qualifying and eliminations. There’s so much at stake every time you roll up to the line that you can’t take anything for granted and can’t look past one round to the next.”

What are your thoughts on competing in an inaugural NHRA event?

“I love the new venues because it levels the playing field. Dave Grubnic and John Collins (crew chiefs) have decades of knowledge to pull from and, with track guru Lanny Miglizzi providing information to all the John Force Racing teams, I have every confidence our Speedmaster team will end up in the winner’s circle at the end of the day Sunday.”

Assess where the team is six races into the season?

“The Speedmaster team has come together nicely. We’re six races in and getting our feet firmly planted as we go. We’ve proven what we’re capable of but now it’s time to show everybody we are a championship-caliber combination. It’s time to turn on more win lights each weekend and set some records.”

Weekend Appearances

Thurs., March 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET, NHRA Fan Fest at The Barns at New Market, 29133 Thompson Corner Road, Mechanicsville, MD, 20659; Sat., March 30, 9:30-10 a.m. ET, autograph session at Mission Foods display, NHRA Midway; Sat., March 30, 10-10:30 a.m. ET, autograph session at Cornwell Tools display, NHRA Midway.

Track Schedule

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Fri., May 29, with the final two rounds Sat., May 30, at 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 11 a.m. ET.

TV Schedule

Television coverage on FS1 includes a qualifying show Fri., May 29, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, a second qualifying show Sat., May 30, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, and the eliminations broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET.

2026 Results

Event	Qualify	Round by Round	Round Record	Points Position
Gainesville	1	Beat Dan Mercier, Tripp Tatum, Antron Brown, Doug Kalitta	4-0	1
Phoenix	10	Beat Justin Ashley, lost to Leah Pruett	5-1	2
Pomona1	2	Beat Cameron Ferre, lost to Tony Stewart	6-2	4
Charlotte	4	Lost in 1st quad	6-3	5
Valdosta	9	Lost to Leah Pruett	6-4	5
Chicago	4	Beat Justin Ashley, Tony Stewart, lost to Shawn Langdon	8-5	5

The Roth Motorsports team continues to look unbeatable at the Brandon, SD oval with an impressive drive from the Penngrove, CA native

BRANDON, SD (May 25, 2026) – It might be time to start writing Michael “Buddy” Kofoid’s name on the check before a race even starts at Huset’s Speedway.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series rolled into the Brandon, SD track on Monday for the Stars and Stripes Salute presented by Folkens Brothers Trucking finale. At first, Kofoid and his Roth Motorsports team actually looked beatable.

The Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying charts showed Kofoid timed in 23rd quickest. That left him lining up sixth for his Heat Race with the odds against him of finding his way to the top two and into the Toyota Dash. But the No. 83 came to life in the Heat as Kofoid ripped his way forward to second.

Misfortune bit in the redraw when Kofoid pulled the eight, the worst pill available. The Penngrove, CA native managed to advance one spot in the Toyota Dash, setting him up seventh for the 35-lap, $20,000-to-win main event. When the green flag flew, Kofoid reminded everyone he’s the man to beat at Huset’s The 24-year-old wheeled by some of the best Sprint Car drivers in the country with ease. By Lap 7, he’d worked his way onto the podium. Six laps later, Kofoid slipped under Aaron Reutzel for the lead and that was that. He sliced through traffic without issue on his way to a nearly four-second margin of victory and honored Kyle Busch with a bow when he emerged from the car.

“My car is notoriously good in dirty air and relatively unaffected, and I knew I just wanted traffic to come into play,” Kofoid explained. “I didn’t want yellows. I wanted traffic and knew that I could race really well in that and hopefully take advantage and the opportunity arose. It was a long day, a hard day qualifying 23rd and then getting to second in the Heat Race then passing a car in the Dash. I feel like that set us up really nice in the Feature starting on the bottom. I just owe it all to Dylan (Buswell), Nate (Knotts), and Gage (Tyra). Collectively, we struggled in Hot Laps and Qualifying, and they don’t give up.”

Kofoid’s sixth win of the year gives him sole possession of the most in 2026 with The Greatest Show on Dirt. It’s the 28th of his career with the World of Outlaws, equaling him with Kerry Madsen for 25th all-time. His recent Huset’s hot streak continued as Monday marked his fifth win in the last seven visits to the Brandon, SD track. He hasn’t finished worse than fourth in his last eight races at Huset’s.

Sheldon Haudenschild took the runner-up spot in the KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 18. He’s posted five top fives in the last seven races and sits tied with Donny Schatz for fourth in the standings.

Aaron Reutzel completed the podium in the Ridge and Sons Racing No. 87 after leading the opening 12 laps.

David Gravel and Donny Schatz rounded out the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild earned the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Haudenschild also set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Sheldon Haudenschild (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Bill Balog (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Donny Schatz (WIX Filters Heat Three), and David Gravel (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Donny Schatz.

Schatz also topped the Toyota Dash.

Emerson Axsom won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Carson Macedo earned his second straight KSE Racing Products Hard Charger with a drive from 23rd to 11th.

Spencer Bayston was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A 13th-place effort made Emerson Axsom the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Aaron Reutzel clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Cole Macedo.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars head to North Dakota for the first time in 2026 with stops at River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, ND) on Friday, May 29 and Nodak Speedway (Minot, ND) on Sunday, May 31. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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

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

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 83-Michael Kofoid[7]; 2. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[3]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 4. 2-David Gravel[8]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog[4]; 7. 17-Spencer Bayston[10]; 8. 88-Austin McCarl[6]; 9. 23-Garet Williamson[11]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart[15]; 11. 41-Carson Macedo[23]; 12. 7S-Chris Windom[9]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[21]; 14. 2C-Cole Macedo[13]; 15. 11-Justin Henderson[5]; 16. 51-Ashton Torgerson[20]; 17. 83JR-Sam Henderson[19]; 18. 8-Jacob Hughes[17]; 19. 14H-Matt Juhl[22]; 20. (DNF) 13-Mark Dobmeier[12]; 21. (DNF) 24T-Christopher Thram[14]; 22. (DNF) 55-Kerry Madsen[18]; 23. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[24]; 24. (DNF) 10-Ryan Timms[16]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ANOTHER WITHDRAWAL: Kofoid Charges to Sixth Huset’s Victory, Banks $20,000

The Roth Motorsports team continues to look unbeatable at the Brandon, SD oval with an impressive drive from the Penngrove, CA native

BRANDON, SD (May 25, 2026) – It might be time to start writing Michael “Buddy” Kofoid’s name on the check before a race even starts at Huset’s Speedway.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series rolled into the Brandon, SD track on Monday for the Stars and Stripes Salute presented by Folkens Brothers Trucking finale. At first, Kofoid and his Roth Motorsports team actually looked beatable.

The Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying charts showed Kofoid timed in 23rd quickest. That left him lining up sixth for his Heat Race with the odds against him of finding his way to the top two and into the Toyota Dash. But the No. 83 came to life in the Heat as Kofoid ripped his way forward to second.

Misfortune bit in the redraw when Kofoid pulled the eight, the worst pill available. The Penngrove, CA native managed to advance one spot in the Toyota Dash, setting him up seventh for the 35-lap, $20,000-to-win main event. When the green flag flew, Kofoid reminded everyone he’s the man to beat at Huset’s The 24-year-old wheeled by some of the best Sprint Car drivers in the country with ease. By Lap 7, he’d worked his way onto the podium. Six laps later, Kofoid slipped under Aaron Reutzel for the lead and that was that. He sliced through traffic without issue on his way to a nearly four-second margin of victory and honored Kyle Busch with a bow when he emerged from the car.

“My car is notoriously good in dirty air and relatively unaffected, and I knew I just wanted traffic to come into play,” Kofoid explained. “I didn’t want yellows. I wanted traffic and knew that I could race really well in that and hopefully take advantage and the opportunity arose. It was a long day, a hard day qualifying 23rd and then getting to second in the Heat Race then passing a car in the Dash. I feel like that set us up really nice in the Feature starting on the bottom. I just owe it all to Dylan (Buswell), Nate (Knotts), and Gage (Tyra). Collectively, we struggled in Hot Laps and Qualifying, and they don’t give up.”

Kofoid’s sixth win of the year gives him sole possession of the most in 2026 with The Greatest Show on Dirt. It’s the 28th of his career with the World of Outlaws, equaling him with Kerry Madsen for 25th all-time. His recent Huset’s hot streak continued as Monday marked his fifth win in the last seven visits to the Brandon, SD track. He hasn’t finished worse than fourth in his last eight races at Huset’s.

Sheldon Haudenschild took the runner-up spot in the KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 18. He’s posted five top fives in the last seven races and sits tied with Donny Schatz for fourth in the standings.

Aaron Reutzel completed the podium in the Ridge and Sons Racing No. 87 after leading the opening 12 laps.

David Gravel and Donny Schatz rounded out the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild earned the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Haudenschild also set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Sheldon Haudenschild (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Bill Balog (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Donny Schatz (WIX Filters Heat Three), and David Gravel (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Donny Schatz.

Schatz also topped the Toyota Dash.

Emerson Axsom won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Carson Macedo earned his second straight KSE Racing Products Hard Charger with a drive from 23rd to 11th.

Spencer Bayston was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A 13th-place effort made Emerson Axsom the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Aaron Reutzel clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Cole Macedo.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars head to North Dakota for the first time in 2026 with stops at River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, ND) on Friday, May 29 and Nodak Speedway (Minot, ND) on Sunday, May 31. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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

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

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 83-Michael Kofoid[7]; 2. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[3]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 4. 2-David Gravel[8]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog[4]; 7. 17-Spencer Bayston[10]; 8. 88-Austin McCarl[6]; 9. 23-Garet Williamson[11]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart[15]; 11. 41-Carson Macedo[23]; 12. 7S-Chris Windom[9]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[21]; 14. 2C-Cole Macedo[13]; 15. 11-Justin Henderson[5]; 16. 51-Ashton Torgerson[20]; 17. 83JR-Sam Henderson[19]; 18. 8-Jacob Hughes[17]; 19. 14H-Matt Juhl[22]; 20. (DNF) 13-Mark Dobmeier[12]; 21. (DNF) 24T-Christopher Thram[14]; 22. (DNF) 55-Kerry Madsen[18]; 23. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[24]; 24. (DNF) 10-Ryan Timms[16]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/another-withdrawal-kofoid-charges-to-sixth-husets-victory-banks-20000/

CONCORD, NC (May 25, 2026) – Another long week of racing awaits the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

The original plan included three nights of action in the “Buckeye State,” but with Marion Center Raceway’s Connor Bobik Memorial finale getting rained out on May 16, a return trip will open the week on Wednesday, May 27. With $30,000 going to the winner, the event instantly becomes one of the highest-paying midweek races in all of Late Model racing, and multiple star drivers who were unable to attend the original date are now planning to take their shot at the prize.

From there, the Series will travel three hours west for the regularly-scheduled visit to Wayne County Speedway on Thursday, May 28. From there, it’s off to the recently-reopened Mansfield Speedway for one of the most anticipated races of the year, the Blaster 57 Special, paying a staggering $57,000 to win and $5,700 to start on Saturday night.

Wednesday’s stop at Marion Center will also include action for the Semi Late Models and Strictly Stocks, while the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds will join the World of Outlaws at both Wayne County and Mansfield.

TICKETS & INFO

WATCH LIVE ON DIRTVISION

Here are this week’s top storylines:

BACK ALREADY: For drivers on a nationally-touring circuit, going back to a track for a second time 12 days after the first visit is almost unheard of. But that’s exactly what they’ll get to do at Marion Center.

The situation gives teams a rare opportunity to plan for Wednesday’s show using the exact same chassis, engine, shocks and other components as they ran in the first half of the Connor Bobik Memorial. That’s assuming the team was happy with the combination they brought to Marion Center last time, and there are several names that certainly fall into that category.

Topping that list is MD3 Rookie of the Year contender Logan Zarin, who topped the first of two Showdowns for his first Late Model win at the national level. The second one went to regional standout Jared Miley, who will be looking to replicate that showing on Wednesday in full-field action for his first World of Outlaws win since 2022 at Port Royal Speedway.

As for the two championship contenders, neither Nick Hoffman nor Bobby Pierce were much of a factor in split-field competition, with both drivers recording seventh-place finishes.

RETURN TO WAYNE: Seven years after the last visit, the World of Outlaws are back at one of Ohio’s signature tracks.

The Series has contested six races at the Orrville, OH facility in the past. The first three visits went to Chub Frank (2006), Darrell Lanigan (2012) and Dave Hess Jr. (2013), while Brandon Sheppard swept the last three in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and has plans to go for four in a row with Rocket1 Racing.

Although it’s been absent from the World of Outlaws schedule in recent years, the track has hosted the finale of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals in each of the past three seasons. The last two Hell Tour races were won by current full-time Outlaws in Tyler Erb in 2024 and Nick Hoffman in 2025. Next week’s Lonewolf 40 will be an especially important night for Hoffman, as the race is being organized by his team owner, Tye Twarog.

RACETRACK REVIVED: What started as a dream years ago is set to come to fruition next weekend.

When former NASCAR Cup Series driver and team owner Matt Tifft purchased Mansfield Speedway last year, he had bigger goals than merely bringing the abandoned racetrack back to life. He wanted to put on some of the biggest events in the sport, in addition to utilizing the property for far more than dirt track racing.

The Mansfield staff put together a 2026 schedule that includes everything from racing to concerts, monster trucks, car shows, motocross and more. It all started with opening night on May 15, which featured the Valvoline American Late Model Iron Man Series as well as the FAST on Dirt 410 Sprint Cars. The race generated plenty of buzz ahead of Mansfield’s return to the national stage, which comes in the form of the largest purse on the World of Outlaws calendar at more than $240,000 reserved for Saturday’s Feature starters.

For many drivers, the 57 Special will mark their first laps around Mansfield since competing in the track’s former marquee event, the Dirt Million. Leading that group is Bobby Pierce, who will look to avenge his 2018 defeat when he lost the lead to Earl Pearson Jr. on a late-race restart and missed out on one of the biggest wins of his career at the time. Aside from Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr., Tyler Erb, Nick Hoffman and Tim McCreadie all have Dirt Million experience that they’ll try to translate into a hefty payday in Mansfield’s newest tradition.

HORNET’S NEST: Behind Hoffman and Pierce at the top of the standings, the battle for third through sixth remains a coin flip.

Only 35 points separate Tim McCreadie in third from Drake Troutman in sixth, with Ryan Gustin and Tyler Erb both squished between them. It’s impossible to give any of them the clear edge going forward, as they all have reasons to look forward to different parts of the four races on tap this week.

Gustin needs to look no further than Marion Center, as he won the 2023 Connor Bobik Memorial and finished on the podium last year. That speed appears to have carried over to 2026, as he ran in the top five in his Showdown last weekend.

Troutman is trying to make this the year he cracks the code at one of his home tracks, as he’s never finished in the top 10 in four previous Connor Bobik Memorial appearances.

Erb might call Texas home, but he’s spent the past few years living in Wapakoneta, OH near the Best Performance Motorsports shop in St. Marys, so Wayne County and Mansfield are both home games for “Terbo.”

McCreadie has a long-awaited Wayne County victory on his agenda after finishing second there three times, including twice with the World of Outlaws in 2006 and 2012.

CHASING THE CASH: With the Dirt Late Model Dream looming next week at nearby Eldora Speedway, many of the sport’s biggest stars will be getting to the area a week early to race for some big money while preparing for one of the sport’s signature events.

Hudson O’Neal is on pace to make 2026 the best year of his career to date, as his 14 wins make him the winningest Late Model driver in America this season. Mansfield in particular was a good track for the “New Deal” in its previous iteration, as O’Neal recorded three top fives in five starts and no finishes worse than ninth.

Dresden, OH’s Devin Moran will be spending the weekend in his home state after making his Marion Center debut on Wednesday. The “Mailman” has a best finish of second in four World of Outlaws starts at Wayne County, but was an early DNF in the last two editions of the Dirt Million at Mansfield in 2018 and 2019.

Other drivers who have announced their plans to go World of Outlaws racing this week include Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr., Max Blair, Garrett Alberson, Brian Shirley, Dale McDowell and many more.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Wednesday, May 27, at Marion Center Raceway in Marion Center, PA
Thursday, May 28, at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH
Friday-Saturday, May 29-30, at Mansfield Speedway in Mansfield, OH

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Nick Hoffman (3208 points)
2. Bobby Pierce (-10)
3. Tim McCreadie (-195)
4. Ryan Gustin (-217)
5. Tyler Erb (-229)
6. Drake Troutman (-230)
7. Ethan Dotson (-273)
8. Daulton Wilson (-277)
9. Dustin Sorensen (-381)
10. Trey Mills (-443)

FEATURE WINNERS (9):
Bobby Pierce – 8
Nick Hoffman – 5
Tim McCreadie – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (21):
Nick Hoffman – 21
Bobby Pierce – 16
Tim McCreadie – 9
Ryan Gustin – 8
Tyler Erb – 8
Drake Troutman – 8
Daulton Wilson – 7
Brandon Sheppard – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 4
Ethan Dotson – 4
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dennis Erb Jr. – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Tey Mills – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (19):
Nick Hoffman – 179
Bobby Pierce – 170
Drake Troutman – 99
Brandon Sheppard – 78
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Daulton Wilson – 66
Tim McCreadie – 46
Hudson O’Neal – 45
Jonathan Davenport – 45
Mike Marlar – 39
Mason Zeigler – 25
Ashton Winger – 22
Ethan Dotson – 12
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 2

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (14):
Nick Hoffman – 6
Drake Troutman – 3
Chris Madden – 2
Daulton Wilson – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
San Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (14):
Chris Madden – 5
Nick Hoffman – 4
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Hudson O’Neal – 1
Tyler Erb – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Sam Seawright – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (34):
Nick Hoffman – 14
Bobby Pierce – 10
Ryan Gustin – 7
Chris Madden – 7
Tyler Erb – 7
Drake Troutman – 6
Brandon Sheppard – 4
Tim McCreadie – 3
Mason Zeigler – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Jonathan Davenport – 3
Brandon Overton – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Lane Snook – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (32):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Logan Zarin – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Carson Ferguson – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 21 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL (Practice)
Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Chris Madden (1)
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Hudson O’Neal (1)
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tim McCreadie (1)
Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (1)
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Thursday, Feb. 19 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL (Practice)
Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Bobby Pierce (1)
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Nick Hoffman (3)
Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (2)
Thursday, March 19 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS (Practice)
Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Bobby Pierce (3)
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Hudson O’Neal (2)
Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / Nick Hoffman (4)
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Thursday, April 9 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (2)
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Bobby Pierce (5)
Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / Bobby Pierce (6)
Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Bobby Pierce (7)
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Ryan Gustin (1)
Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / Bobby Pierce (8)
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Mason Zeigler (1)
Wednesday, May 27 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA
Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV
Friday, June 19 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN
Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN
Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN
Thursday, July 2 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Friday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Saturday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY
Friday, July 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Friday, July 24 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Friday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Thursday, Aug. 20 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

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TOP FIVE STORYLINES: Big Money at Mansfield Caps Off Four-Night Pennsylvania, Ohio Stretch

CONCORD, NC (May 25, 2026) – Another long week of racing awaits the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

The original plan included three nights of action in the “Buckeye State,” but with Marion Center Raceway’s Connor Bobik Memorial finale getting rained out on May 16, a return trip will open the week on Wednesday, May 27. With $30,000 going to the winner, the event instantly becomes one of the highest-paying midweek races in all of Late Model racing, and multiple star drivers who were unable to attend the original date are now planning to take their shot at the prize.

From there, the Series will travel three hours west for the regularly-scheduled visit to Wayne County Speedway on Thursday, May 28. From there, it’s off to the recently-reopened Mansfield Speedway for one of the most anticipated races of the year, the Blaster 57 Special, paying a staggering $57,000 to win and $5,700 to start on Saturday night.

Wednesday’s stop at Marion Center will also include action for the Semi Late Models and Strictly Stocks, while the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds will join the World of Outlaws at both Wayne County and Mansfield.

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BACK ALREADY: For drivers on a nationally-touring circuit, going back to a track for a second time 12 days after the first visit is almost unheard of. But that’s exactly what they’ll get to do at Marion Center.

The situation gives teams a rare opportunity to plan for Wednesday’s show using the exact same chassis, engine, shocks and other components as they ran in the first half of the Connor Bobik Memorial. That’s assuming the team was happy with the combination they brought to Marion Center last time, and there are several names that certainly fall into that category.

Topping that list is MD3 Rookie of the Year contender Logan Zarin, who topped the first of two Showdowns for his first Late Model win at the national level. The second one went to regional standout Jared Miley, who will be looking to replicate that showing on Wednesday in full-field action for his first World of Outlaws win since 2022 at Port Royal Speedway.

As for the two championship contenders, neither Nick Hoffman nor Bobby Pierce were much of a factor in split-field competition, with both drivers recording seventh-place finishes.

RETURN TO WAYNE: Seven years after the last visit, the World of Outlaws are back at one of Ohio’s signature tracks.

The Series has contested six races at the Orrville, OH facility in the past. The first three visits went to Chub Frank (2006), Darrell Lanigan (2012) and Dave Hess Jr. (2013), while Brandon Sheppard swept the last three in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and has plans to go for four in a row with Rocket1 Racing.

Although it’s been absent from the World of Outlaws schedule in recent years, the track has hosted the finale of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals in each of the past three seasons. The last two Hell Tour races were won by current full-time Outlaws in Tyler Erb in 2024 and Nick Hoffman in 2025. Next week’s Lonewolf 40 will be an especially important night for Hoffman, as the race is being organized by his team owner, Tye Twarog.

RACETRACK REVIVED: What started as a dream years ago is set to come to fruition next weekend.

When former NASCAR Cup Series driver and team owner Matt Tifft purchased Mansfield Speedway last year, he had bigger goals than merely bringing the abandoned racetrack back to life. He wanted to put on some of the biggest events in the sport, in addition to utilizing the property for far more than dirt track racing.

The Mansfield staff put together a 2026 schedule that includes everything from racing to concerts, monster trucks, car shows, motocross and more. It all started with opening night on May 15, which featured the Valvoline American Late Model Iron Man Series as well as the FAST on Dirt 410 Sprint Cars. The race generated plenty of buzz ahead of Mansfield’s return to the national stage, which comes in the form of the largest purse on the World of Outlaws calendar at more than $240,000 reserved for Saturday’s Feature starters.

For many drivers, the 57 Special will mark their first laps around Mansfield since competing in the track’s former marquee event, the Dirt Million. Leading that group is Bobby Pierce, who will look to avenge his 2018 defeat when he lost the lead to Earl Pearson Jr. on a late-race restart and missed out on one of the biggest wins of his career at the time. Aside from Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr., Tyler Erb, Nick Hoffman and Tim McCreadie all have Dirt Million experience that they’ll try to translate into a hefty payday in Mansfield’s newest tradition.

HORNET’S NEST: Behind Hoffman and Pierce at the top of the standings, the battle for third through sixth remains a coin flip.

Only 35 points separate Tim McCreadie in third from Drake Troutman in sixth, with Ryan Gustin and Tyler Erb both squished between them. It’s impossible to give any of them the clear edge going forward, as they all have reasons to look forward to different parts of the four races on tap this week.

Gustin needs to look no further than Marion Center, as he won the 2023 Connor Bobik Memorial and finished on the podium last year. That speed appears to have carried over to 2026, as he ran in the top five in his Showdown last weekend.

Troutman is trying to make this the year he cracks the code at one of his home tracks, as he’s never finished in the top 10 in four previous Connor Bobik Memorial appearances.

Erb might call Texas home, but he’s spent the past few years living in Wapakoneta, OH near the Best Performance Motorsports shop in St. Marys, so Wayne County and Mansfield are both home games for “Terbo.”

McCreadie has a long-awaited Wayne County victory on his agenda after finishing second there three times, including twice with the World of Outlaws in 2006 and 2012.

CHASING THE CASH: With the Dirt Late Model Dream looming next week at nearby Eldora Speedway, many of the sport’s biggest stars will be getting to the area a week early to race for some big money while preparing for one of the sport’s signature events.

Hudson O’Neal is on pace to make 2026 the best year of his career to date, as his 14 wins make him the winningest Late Model driver in America this season. Mansfield in particular was a good track for the “New Deal” in its previous iteration, as O’Neal recorded three top fives in five starts and no finishes worse than ninth.

Dresden, OH’s Devin Moran will be spending the weekend in his home state after making his Marion Center debut on Wednesday. The “Mailman” has a best finish of second in four World of Outlaws starts at Wayne County, but was an early DNF in the last two editions of the Dirt Million at Mansfield in 2018 and 2019.

Other drivers who have announced their plans to go World of Outlaws racing this week include Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr., Max Blair, Garrett Alberson, Brian Shirley, Dale McDowell and many more.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Wednesday, May 27, at Marion Center Raceway in Marion Center, PA
Thursday, May 28, at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH
Friday-Saturday, May 29-30, at Mansfield Speedway in Mansfield, OH

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Nick Hoffman (3208 points)
2. Bobby Pierce (-10)
3. Tim McCreadie (-195)
4. Ryan Gustin (-217)
5. Tyler Erb (-229)
6. Drake Troutman (-230)
7. Ethan Dotson (-273)
8. Daulton Wilson (-277)
9. Dustin Sorensen (-381)
10. Trey Mills (-443)

FEATURE WINNERS (9):
Bobby Pierce – 8
Nick Hoffman – 5
Tim McCreadie – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (21):
Nick Hoffman – 21
Bobby Pierce – 16
Tim McCreadie – 9
Ryan Gustin – 8
Tyler Erb – 8
Drake Troutman – 8
Daulton Wilson – 7
Brandon Sheppard – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 4
Ethan Dotson – 4
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dennis Erb Jr. – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Tey Mills – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (19):
Nick Hoffman – 179
Bobby Pierce – 170
Drake Troutman – 99
Brandon Sheppard – 78
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Daulton Wilson – 66
Tim McCreadie – 46
Hudson O’Neal – 45
Jonathan Davenport – 45
Mike Marlar – 39
Mason Zeigler – 25
Ashton Winger – 22
Ethan Dotson – 12
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 2

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (14):
Nick Hoffman – 6
Drake Troutman – 3
Chris Madden – 2
Daulton Wilson – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
San Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (14):
Chris Madden – 5
Nick Hoffman – 4
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Hudson O’Neal – 1
Tyler Erb – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Sam Seawright – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (34):
Nick Hoffman – 14
Bobby Pierce – 10
Ryan Gustin – 7
Chris Madden – 7
Tyler Erb – 7
Drake Troutman – 6
Brandon Sheppard – 4
Tim McCreadie – 3
Mason Zeigler – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Jonathan Davenport – 3
Brandon Overton – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Lane Snook – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (32):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Logan Zarin – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Carson Ferguson – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 21 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL (Practice)
Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Chris Madden (1)
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Hudson O’Neal (1)
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tim McCreadie (1)
Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (1)
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Thursday, Feb. 19 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL (Practice)
Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Bobby Pierce (1)
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Nick Hoffman (3)
Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (2)
Thursday, March 19 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS (Practice)
Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Bobby Pierce (3)
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Hudson O’Neal (2)
Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / Nick Hoffman (4)
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Thursday, April 9 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (2)
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Bobby Pierce (5)
Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / Bobby Pierce (6)
Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Bobby Pierce (7)
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Ryan Gustin (1)
Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / Bobby Pierce (8)
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Mason Zeigler (1)
Wednesday, May 27 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA
Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV
Friday, June 19 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN
Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN
Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN
Thursday, July 2 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Friday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Saturday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY
Friday, July 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Friday, July 24 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Friday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Thursday, Aug. 20 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

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EVENT INFO: Connor Bobik Memorial, Lonewolf 40, Blaster 57 Special
TRACK INFO: Marion Center Raceway, Wayne County Speedway, Mansfield Speedway

GTD PRO Corvettes hope to increase championship lead in Motor City DETROIT (May 25, 2026) – The Motor City’s hometown team is back in downtown Detroit this weekend armed with championship points leads.

Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Chevrolet are set for Saturday’s Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic – the annual 100-minute sprint race that will see the team’s two Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs race around Detroit’s Renaissance Center for the third straight year. The yellow No. 3 and No. 4 Pratt Miller Corvettes are part of a 10-car entry in GTD PRO for the fifth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The squad is aiming for its first victory around the downtown street circuit and improve on last year’s second-place finish.

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Tommy Milner, the fastest GTD PRO driver in last year’s race, and Nicky Catsburg – teammates in the No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R – lead the GTD PRO Drivers Championship on the strength of two consecutive podium finishes, including a runner-up finish earlier this month at Laguna Seca. The pairing also hasn’t finished lower than fourth in any race this year and lead Chevrolet’s charge to the top of the GTD PRO Manufacturers Championship standings. In the No. 3 Corvette, Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims are hoping that another strong showing Detroit will elevate them in the points standings. Last year’s GTD PRO champions were class runners-up a year ago at the Renaissance Center as Sims set the fastest race lap; Garcia also was the pole-winner two years ago. This is the third appearance for the Corvette/Pratt Miller squad and the rest of the GTP and GTD PRO cars at the downtown Detroit circuit, which runs around the Renaissance Center and is the shortest on the calendar at nine turns and 1.654 miles around. The program previously scored three victories at the Belle Isle circuit. The Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 30. It will air live on NBC at 4 p.m. ET with streaming coverage on Peacock in the U.S., and IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R PRE-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is a short race but an important for everyone on the team. There will be a lot of people both from Team Chevy and also from Pratt Miller at the track. It’s nice to give the people who maybe don’t come to these races but still work on our cars a close look at the Corvettes they help design or build. Hopefully we can have a good result for them. I feel like Alex and I have been fast there in the past even though we haven’t quite gotten yet a win in Detroit. It would be a big deal for us to achieve that this year, so let’s see if we can make it happen.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’ve really enjoyed racing in Detroit the last couple of years with Corvette and Pratt Miller. To me, it’s an enjoyable track with a lot of challenges… bumpy, low-speed corners and the long straight where you really be brave on the brakes for an overtake. Our Corvette has been fast there, and last year’s finish was a big momentum push for us in the championship. I’d love to be able to have a similar result this year in front of so many GM guests and the Corvette fans.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The Detroit street race is a unique one. It’s the one street event that we get to race at in GTD PRO. You don’t know what to expect a lot of times going into it because so much can happen with the concrete walls all around you and just the nature of street tracks in general. But everyone at Corvette Racing and Pratt Miller realize that this is one of the most important races we’ll do this year. It’s in the backyard of Chevrolet and the team, so there will be a lot of support for both our Corvettes. Things haven’t worked out too well for our car at Detroit the last two years but we come in with a lot of momentum and the championship lead. We’re going to keep the same mindset as we have so far this season and hopefully that nets us a podium finish or better.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is an important race for everyone on the team. It’s an exciting one for all of us, too, as we know there will be a ton of employes, family and friends from GM and the Pratt Miller team. So we will do our best to perform and execute well for them, and hopefully that leads to a win for one of our Corvettes. Obviously I hope it is Tommy and me! The first three races have gone quite well. We have been able to minimize mistakes and take advantage of opportunities that present themselves. So let’s see what happens. It’s true that this is a very short, rough track where there aren’t a lot of places to pass. But we have seen the last two years that a lot can happen. As long as you can hang around to the end, you have a chance. That is our goal.”

IN HIS OWN WORDS: Jim Campbell Ahead of DetroitThis weekend’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix and Detroit Sports Car Classic is a showcase for GM Motorsports – and especially for Corvette Racing. The presence of Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and activities surrounding the Grand Prix will highlight what makes the Corvette line so important to Chevrolet, says Jim Campbell, Jim Campbell, Vice President, Performance and Motorsports Commercial Operations, General Motors:

Corvettes race at a wide variety of venues in IMSA. From your perspective, how important is it for people to see Corvette competing on-track at Detroit?“This is a significant part of why we race. Corvette is America’s sports car. We also consider it a great example of technology transfer and performance in the Chevrolet portfolio. We gain valuable information every time one of our Corvettes is on the racetrack. At the same time, it is definitely a point of pride for everyone within Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and General Motors to see and hear the Corvettes go around this track in our hometown and in front of so many people that support Corvette Racing and cheer us on. It’s very special.” The relationship between production and motorsports is a hallmark of Corvette Racing. How does Chevrolet tell that story on a weekend like Detroit?“There is no better way to illustrate the racetrack-to-showroom relevance of Corvette than by racing in championships like IMSA and at a high-visibility event like the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. The two Corvettes from Pratt Miller Motorsports are instantly recognizable both by sight and sound. Visually, there is no mistaking the design of the mid-engine Corvette. The sound of the 5.5-liter, production-derived, flat-plane V8 engine is just as recognizable. We are proud to race what we sell across all of our competition groups within Chevrolet, and that obviously includes Corvette.” Are there other avenues off-track where that story is evident?“The relationship between Corvette Racing and Corvette fans is extremely important. That’s why we are so proud of the Corvette Corrals that we host at many IMSA tracks. They give our race teams and our production team members the opportunity to directly interface with our Corvette owners through meet-and-greets, Q&As and hospitality. A special aspect of this Corvette Corral is that it is on top of the Beaubien Garage and overlooks the pitlane and the start/finish line. It’s a fantastic view and one we are proud to provide our Corral guests. In addition, our Chevrolet Motorsports display at Spirit Plaza is a place where fans can learn more about our cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks.” There are hundreds of GM employees who work in the Detroit area and touch the Corvette program. How special is it to give them the opportunity to get up close and see some of the results of their work on a weekend where this might be the only time each year they get to see the Corvette race cars up close?“To me, this is one of the most satisfying parts of seeing the Corvette Racing program compete at Detroit. Across our group, we have seen first-hand the wide-eyed looks of first-time race attendees from our company who are involved on the Corvette program in a number of behind-the-scenes areas. Whether they are involved in a design, engineering or commercial capacity, the pride and excitement that we see when they look inside the Corvette Z06 GT3.R or watch it fly by on the racetrack is instant. We’re proud of their contributions to the ‘One Team’ approach that has been a hallmark of Corvette Racing for more than two decades.”

2026 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points GTD PRO Drivers Standings1. Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 9712. Connor De Phillippi/Neil Verhagen – 9203. Harry King/Nick Tandy – 9084. Christopher Mies/Frederic Vervisch – 8975. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia – 827 GTD PRO Teams Standings1. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 9712. No. 1 Paul Miller Racing – 9203. No. 77 AO Racing – 9084. No. 65 Ford Racing – 8975. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 827 GTD PRO Manufacturers Standings1. Chevrolet – 10272. Porsche – 10113. BMW – 9864. Ford – 9605. Lamborghini – 853 CORVETTE RACING BY THE NUMBERS: Detroit• 1: As in one manufacturer and one model of car for the 28th consecutive year in sports car racing: Chevrolet and the Corvette• 2: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at Detroit – Corvette C6.R (2007-08) and Corvette C8.R/Z06 GT3.R (2020-present)• 3: Wins in Detroit for Corvette Racing in five starts – 2007 and 2008 in GT1, and 2021 in GTLM (although it was a non-points event)• 8: Victories at Detroit for Chevrolet in IMSA competition. In addition to three wins for Corvette Racing, Corvette Daytona Prototypes won overall each year on Belle Isle from 2012-2016• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001• 17: Wins in 2025 for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R across six different series including one each for AWA (Rolex 24) and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports (VIR)• 33: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen• 40: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Tom Van Rompuy at Fuji in September for TF Sport• 73: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year• 84: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. TF Sport’s Peter Dempsey joined the list at Imola in the WEC season-opener• 154: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, five in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and GT America and two in the European Le Mans Series• 376: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999• 492,332.29: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program should surpass the half-million mile mark at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Corvette Racing at Detroit (wins in bold)2007 (Belle Isle) – No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O’Connell – 1st in GT1No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Olivier Beretta – 2nd in GT1 2008 (Belle Isle) – No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O’Connell – 2nd in GT1No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Olivier Beretta – 1st in GT1 2021 (Belle Isle unofficial race) – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 2nd in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 1st in GTLM 2024 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 10th in GTD PRO (Garcia pole)No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 9th in GTD PRO (Milner fastest race lap) 2025 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 2nd in GTD PRO (Sims fastest race lap)No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 6th in GTD PRO

CORVETTE RACING AT DETROIT: The Hometown Team!GTD PRO Corvettes hope to increase championship lead in Motor City DETROIT (May 25, 2026) – The Motor City’s hometown team is back in downtown Detroit this weekend armed with championship points leads.

Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Chevrolet are set for Saturday’s Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic – the annual 100-minute sprint race that will see the team’s two Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs race around Detroit’s Renaissance Center for the third straight year. The yellow No. 3 and No. 4 Pratt Miller Corvettes are part of a 10-car entry in GTD PRO for the fifth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The squad is aiming for its first victory around the downtown street circuit and improve on last year’s second-place finish.

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Tommy Milner, the fastest GTD PRO driver in last year’s race, and Nicky Catsburg – teammates in the No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R – lead the GTD PRO Drivers Championship on the strength of two consecutive podium finishes, including a runner-up finish earlier this month at Laguna Seca. The pairing also hasn’t finished lower than fourth in any race this year and lead Chevrolet’s charge to the top of the GTD PRO Manufacturers Championship standings. In the No. 3 Corvette, Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims are hoping that another strong showing Detroit will elevate them in the points standings. Last year’s GTD PRO champions were class runners-up a year ago at the Renaissance Center as Sims set the fastest race lap; Garcia also was the pole-winner two years ago. This is the third appearance for the Corvette/Pratt Miller squad and the rest of the GTP and GTD PRO cars at the downtown Detroit circuit, which runs around the Renaissance Center and is the shortest on the calendar at nine turns and 1.654 miles around. The program previously scored three victories at the Belle Isle circuit. The Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 30. It will air live on NBC at 4 p.m. ET with streaming coverage on Peacock in the U.S., and IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R PRE-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is a short race but an important for everyone on the team. There will be a lot of people both from Team Chevy and also from Pratt Miller at the track. It’s nice to give the people who maybe don’t come to these races but still work on our cars a close look at the Corvettes they help design or build. Hopefully we can have a good result for them. I feel like Alex and I have been fast there in the past even though we haven’t quite gotten yet a win in Detroit. It would be a big deal for us to achieve that this year, so let’s see if we can make it happen.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’ve really enjoyed racing in Detroit the last couple of years with Corvette and Pratt Miller. To me, it’s an enjoyable track with a lot of challenges… bumpy, low-speed corners and the long straight where you really be brave on the brakes for an overtake. Our Corvette has been fast there, and last year’s finish was a big momentum push for us in the championship. I’d love to be able to have a similar result this year in front of so many GM guests and the Corvette fans.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The Detroit street race is a unique one. It’s the one street event that we get to race at in GTD PRO. You don’t know what to expect a lot of times going into it because so much can happen with the concrete walls all around you and just the nature of street tracks in general. But everyone at Corvette Racing and Pratt Miller realize that this is one of the most important races we’ll do this year. It’s in the backyard of Chevrolet and the team, so there will be a lot of support for both our Corvettes. Things haven’t worked out too well for our car at Detroit the last two years but we come in with a lot of momentum and the championship lead. We’re going to keep the same mindset as we have so far this season and hopefully that nets us a podium finish or better.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is an important race for everyone on the team. It’s an exciting one for all of us, too, as we know there will be a ton of employes, family and friends from GM and the Pratt Miller team. So we will do our best to perform and execute well for them, and hopefully that leads to a win for one of our Corvettes. Obviously I hope it is Tommy and me! The first three races have gone quite well. We have been able to minimize mistakes and take advantage of opportunities that present themselves. So let’s see what happens. It’s true that this is a very short, rough track where there aren’t a lot of places to pass. But we have seen the last two years that a lot can happen. As long as you can hang around to the end, you have a chance. That is our goal.”

IN HIS OWN WORDS: Jim Campbell Ahead of DetroitThis weekend’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix and Detroit Sports Car Classic is a showcase for GM Motorsports – and especially for Corvette Racing. The presence of Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and activities surrounding the Grand Prix will highlight what makes the Corvette line so important to Chevrolet, says Jim Campbell, Jim Campbell, Vice President, Performance and Motorsports Commercial Operations, General Motors:

Corvettes race at a wide variety of venues in IMSA. From your perspective, how important is it for people to see Corvette competing on-track at Detroit?“This is a significant part of why we race. Corvette is America’s sports car. We also consider it a great example of technology transfer and performance in the Chevrolet portfolio. We gain valuable information every time one of our Corvettes is on the racetrack. At the same time, it is definitely a point of pride for everyone within Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and General Motors to see and hear the Corvettes go around this track in our hometown and in front of so many people that support Corvette Racing and cheer us on. It’s very special.” The relationship between production and motorsports is a hallmark of Corvette Racing. How does Chevrolet tell that story on a weekend like Detroit?“There is no better way to illustrate the racetrack-to-showroom relevance of Corvette than by racing in championships like IMSA and at a high-visibility event like the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. The two Corvettes from Pratt Miller Motorsports are instantly recognizable both by sight and sound. Visually, there is no mistaking the design of the mid-engine Corvette. The sound of the 5.5-liter, production-derived, flat-plane V8 engine is just as recognizable. We are proud to race what we sell across all of our competition groups within Chevrolet, and that obviously includes Corvette.” Are there other avenues off-track where that story is evident?“The relationship between Corvette Racing and Corvette fans is extremely important. That’s why we are so proud of the Corvette Corrals that we host at many IMSA tracks. They give our race teams and our production team members the opportunity to directly interface with our Corvette owners through meet-and-greets, Q&As and hospitality. A special aspect of this Corvette Corral is that it is on top of the Beaubien Garage and overlooks the pitlane and the start/finish line. It’s a fantastic view and one we are proud to provide our Corral guests. In addition, our Chevrolet Motorsports display at Spirit Plaza is a place where fans can learn more about our cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks.” There are hundreds of GM employees who work in the Detroit area and touch the Corvette program. How special is it to give them the opportunity to get up close and see some of the results of their work on a weekend where this might be the only time each year they get to see the Corvette race cars up close?“To me, this is one of the most satisfying parts of seeing the Corvette Racing program compete at Detroit. Across our group, we have seen first-hand the wide-eyed looks of first-time race attendees from our company who are involved on the Corvette program in a number of behind-the-scenes areas. Whether they are involved in a design, engineering or commercial capacity, the pride and excitement that we see when they look inside the Corvette Z06 GT3.R or watch it fly by on the racetrack is instant. We’re proud of their contributions to the ‘One Team’ approach that has been a hallmark of Corvette Racing for more than two decades.”

2026 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points GTD PRO Drivers Standings1. Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 9712. Connor De Phillippi/Neil Verhagen – 9203. Harry King/Nick Tandy – 9084. Christopher Mies/Frederic Vervisch – 8975. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia – 827 GTD PRO Teams Standings1. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 9712. No. 1 Paul Miller Racing – 9203. No. 77 AO Racing – 9084. No. 65 Ford Racing – 8975. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 827 GTD PRO Manufacturers Standings1. Chevrolet – 10272. Porsche – 10113. BMW – 9864. Ford – 9605. Lamborghini – 853 CORVETTE RACING BY THE NUMBERS: Detroit• 1: As in one manufacturer and one model of car for the 28th consecutive year in sports car racing: Chevrolet and the Corvette• 2: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at Detroit – Corvette C6.R (2007-08) and Corvette C8.R/Z06 GT3.R (2020-present)• 3: Wins in Detroit for Corvette Racing in five starts – 2007 and 2008 in GT1, and 2021 in GTLM (although it was a non-points event)• 8: Victories at Detroit for Chevrolet in IMSA competition. In addition to three wins for Corvette Racing, Corvette Daytona Prototypes won overall each year on Belle Isle from 2012-2016• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001• 17: Wins in 2025 for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R across six different series including one each for AWA (Rolex 24) and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports (VIR)• 33: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen• 40: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Tom Van Rompuy at Fuji in September for TF Sport• 73: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year• 84: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. TF Sport’s Peter Dempsey joined the list at Imola in the WEC season-opener• 154: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, five in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and GT America and two in the European Le Mans Series• 376: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999• 492,332.29: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program should surpass the half-million mile mark at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Corvette Racing at Detroit (wins in bold)2007 (Belle Isle) – No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O’Connell – 1st in GT1No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Olivier Beretta – 2nd in GT1 2008 (Belle Isle) – No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O’Connell – 2nd in GT1No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Olivier Beretta – 1st in GT1 2021 (Belle Isle unofficial race) – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 2nd in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 1st in GTLM 2024 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 10th in GTD PRO (Garcia pole)No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 9th in GTD PRO (Milner fastest race lap) 2025 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 2nd in GTD PRO (Sims fastest race lap)No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 6th in GTD PRO

Pierce Wins Third Career Show-Me 100 After Starting 20th

WHEATLAND, MO (May 24, 2026) – Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Illinois charged from the 20th starting position to capture the 34th Annual Show-Me 100 presented by Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging on Sunday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. Pierce took the lead on lap 61 and led the remainder of the 100-lap feature to earn $75,000 and secure his second consecutive Show-Me 100 victory. The win marked Pierce’s first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph of the 2026 season and his third career victory in the prestigious Crown Jewel event. Brandon Sheppard advanced from sixth to finish second, while Jonathan Davenport—who led a race-high 54 laps—rounded out the Big River Steel podium in third. Garrett Alberson finished fourth, and current Series points leader Hudson O’Neal completed the top five. Davenport and Josh Rice started on the front row after winning Friday night’s Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson and Cowboy Classic features, respectively. Davenport led the opening 17 laps before Rice surged to the front and paced the field for six circuits. Davenport reclaimed the lead on lap 24 and appeared in control until lap 61, when he pushed high exiting turn two, allowing both Pierce and Sheppard to drive past. Pierce then pulled away to win by 1.296 seconds over Sheppard. With the victory, Pierce became the first driver to win back-to-back Show-Me 100s since Jimmy Owens accomplished the feat in 2012 and 2013. The win was the 30th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of Pierce’s career, tying him with Billy Moyer and Wendell Wallace as three-time winners of the event, which began in 1993. “We were off during the preliminary nights again this year, and honestly I didn’t think we had a shot to win like we did last year,” Pierce said in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. “The rain changed everything, and the track crew gave us a completely different racetrack. You never run the same setup here—it keeps you guessing.” “The racetrack had a lot of character tonight, and luckily it suited us. My guys worked their butts off all weekend. Every time we came into the pits, we changed something. Saying we threw the kitchen sink at it is probably an understatement.” Sheppard was attempting to improve on his previous best Show-Me 100 finish of second, which came in 2021. “I think we had a little different tire combination than Bobby,” Sheppard said. “I felt like I couldn’t run many laps around the top before it started to go away, so I was trying to really hit the bottom in turns three and four and slowly creep toward him. I probably didn’t move around enough, but I was trying to take care of my tires. A lot of guys on the same tire strategy faded late.” Davenport’s race-leading effort ended after contact with the rough surface affected his car during the closing laps. “I don’t know if we bent something or what, but we started bottoming out really bad,” Davenport said. “I was trying to find the smoothest part of the racetrack. The track crew actually did a really good job because there were multiple grooves at the end. Me, Sheppard, and Pierce were all trying different things. I just couldn’t slow down and launch off the bottom like some of those guys could.” Pierce’s winning Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and backed by Low Voltage Solutions, Rio Grande Waste Services, Churchill Transport, Collins Brothers Towing, Carnaghi Towing, Leka Tree Service, Fort Knox Safes & Vaults, and First Farmers Bank & Trust. Completing the top ten were Ricky Thornton Jr., Brandon Overton, Clay Harris, Chris Ferguson, and Carson Ferguson. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 34th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by Ace Doran Hauling & RiggingSunday, May 24, 2026Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 2. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[1]; 3. 19M-Brenden Smith[6]; 4. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[3]; 5. 8L-Matthew Larson[7]; 6. 93L-Cory Lawler[4]; 7. 128-Kylan Garner[10]; 8. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[9]; 9. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[13]; 10. 12-Scott Crigler[11]; 11. 96-RC Whitwell[12]; 12. 25B-Chevy Boyer[8]; 13. 66-Eli Ross[5]; 14. 96X-Dalton Imhoff[14] UNOH B-Main Race #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 2. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[2]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[5]; 4. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[6]; 5. 90-Brian Rickman[11]; 6. 3W-Brennon Willard[7]; 7. 11H-Jeff Herzog[4]; 8. 0X-Jason Sivils[13]; 9. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[9]; 10. 7J-Ryan Johnson[8]; 11. 18-Shannon Parker[10]; 12. 78S-Steve Stultz[14]; 13. 4X-Dalon Helm[12]; 14. (DNS) 37W-Frank Waszkiewicz; 15. (DNS) 1X-Aaron Marrant Midwest Sheet Metal Show-Me Challenge Non-Qualifier Finish (20 Laps): 1. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[1]; 2. 90-Brian Rickman[3]; 3. 128-Kylan Garner[5]; 4. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[9]; 5. 8L-Matthew Larson[2]; 6. 25B-Chevy Boyer[15]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[12]; 8. 78S-Steve Stultz[16]; 9. 96X-Dalton Imhoff[19]; 10. 96-RC Whitwell[13]; 11. 3W-Brennon Willard[4]; 12. 12-Scott Crigler[11]; 13. 0X-Jason Sivils[8]; 14. 11H-Jeff Herzog[6]; 15. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[7]; 16. (DNS) 24C-Brandon Conkwright; 17. (DNS) 18-Shannon Parker; 18. (DNS) 66-Eli Ross; 19. (DNS) 4X-Dalon Helm 34th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging |Feature Finish (100 Laps):Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Earnings1 – 20 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $75,0002 – 6 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $27,4003 – 1 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $10,5004 – 9 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $10,9005 – 5 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $11,9006 – 19 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $9,8007 – 16 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $7,4008 – 4 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $7,4009 – 3 – 22F – Chris Ferguson – Mt. Holly, NC – $4,50010 – 13 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $5,40011 – 7 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $5,70012 – 8 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – $5,20013 – 11 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – $5,50014 – 2 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – $5,40015 – 18 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $6,20016 – 26 – 11G – Gordy Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – $3,30017 – 17 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $4,60018 – 10 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – $5,00019 – 15 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $4,40020 – 24 – 15 – Clay Stuckey – Shreveport, LA – $2,90021 – 14 – 93O – Mason Oberkramer – Broseley, MO – $2,80022 – 22 – 56 – Tony Jackson Jr – Lebanon, MO – $2,70023 – 25 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $2,60024 – 21 – 11T – Trevor Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – $2,50025 – 12 – 18J – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – $2,50026 – 23 – 19M – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – $2,50027 – 27 – 5S – Kolby Vandenbergh – Ashland, IL – $2,500 Race Statistics  Entrants: 52Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Jonathan DavenportMD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-17); Josh Rice (Laps 18-23); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 24-60); Bobby Pierce (Laps 61-100Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan DavenportWieland Feature Winner: Bobby PierceMargin of Victory: 1.297 secondsHellraizer Jacks Cautions: Dan Ebert (Lap 40); Daniel Hilsabeck (Lap 45); Clay Stuckey, Mason Oberkramer (Lap 59); Debris (Lap 83); Debris (Lap 83)MyRacePass Series Provisional: Cory LawlerFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisionals: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aShow-Me 100 Highest Point Provisional: Gordy GundakerBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Jonathan DavenportPenske Shocks Top 5: Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Jonathan Davenport, Garrett Alberson, Hudson O’NealBehrent’s One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Jonathan DavenportPEM 4th Place Feature: Garrett AlbersonDiversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Hudson O’NealWilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Clay HarrisWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brian ShirleyVelocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Kyle BronsonXS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Devin MoranHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Bobby Pierce (Advanced 19 positions)MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (54 Laps)Sunoco Race Fuels Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon SheppardMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Hudson O’NealO’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Dillon McCowanPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 1 | 15.738 secondsFK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Gordy GundakerVictory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Bobby PierceOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Bob PierceARP Engine Builder of the Race: Vic Hill Race EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Tony Jackson, Jr. | 15.814 secondsTime of Race: 47 minutes 26 seconds Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP:Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Earnings1 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 3560 – $164,7002 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3410 – $140,9003 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 3310 – $164,7244 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 3265 – $76,1755 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 3170 – $101,0756 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 3140 – $68,0507 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2970 – $64,1758 – 3s – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 2960 – $54,6509 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – 2910 – $56,77510 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 2840 – $45,97511 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – 2790 – $58,65012 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – 2730 – $45,40013 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 2635 – $43,10014 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – 2490 – $32,40015 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 2370 – $31,27516 – 19M – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – 2245 – $27,52517 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – 2110 – $18,725

Event: Coca-Cola 600Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North CarolinaDate: Sunday, May 24, 2026Start: 34thFinish: 29thJosh Berry and the No. 21 eero Ford Mustang Dark Horse battled through a challenging night Sunday in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, getting caught up in a late-race accident that left the team with a 29th-place finish in the rain-shortened race.After rain washed out qualifying and set the starting lineup by the rulebook, Berry rolled off 34th but quickly showed improved speed during Saturday’s practice session by posting top-10 times on the speed charts.Early in Sunday’s race, Berry brought out the event’s first caution flag with a spin on Lap 35, but the No. 21 team rebounded well from the setback. Berry methodically worked his way forward through the opening 100-lap segment and finished Stage 1 in 17th place.With the eero team electing to pit prior to the conclusion of Stage 1, Berry inherited the 15th position for the start of Stage 2 and immediately climbed into the top 10. He remained a fixture inside the top 15 throughout much of the segment before taking the green-and-white checkered flag in 12th place.Berry continued to battle inside the top 15 during Stage 3 as the No. 21 team utilized strategy during a round of green-flag pit stops to maintain track position and stay on the lead lap heading into the final 100-lap run.As threatening weather closed in around the speedway and the intensity increased late in the event, Berry was collected in a multi-car accident on Lap 329. The Wood Brothers Racing crew completed repairs and returned the No. 21 Ford to the track multiple laps down before Berry ultimately crossed the finish line in 29th place after the race was called due to rain at Lap 373.Throughout the Memorial Day weekend event, Berry carried the name of U.S. Army medic John Calvin Morgan on the windshield of the No. 21 Ford as part of NASCAR’s 600 Miles of Remembrance program. Morgan was killed during fighting on Leyte Island in World War II and was honored alongside fallen service members throughout the Coca-Cola 600 weekend.Berry and the No. 21 team will now turn their attention to next weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, which also serves as Berry’s home track.

NASCAR Cup SeriesCharlotte Motor SpeedwayCoca-Cola 600Team Chevy Post-Race ReportMay 24, 2026

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·        In the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600, Daniel Suarez capitalized on a clutch late-race two-tire pit strategy to earn his first crown jewel victory in NASCAR’s premier series. The victory marks Chevrolet’s second-straight, and 27th all-time, triumph in the crown jewel event at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  ·        The Monterrey, Mexico, native drove Chevrolet to its fourth-consecutive trip to victory lane in NASCAR’s premier series, setting the season record for the longest points-paying win streak by a single manufacturer with 13 races complete.  RACE RECAP:  Stage One: With inclement weather altering Saturday’s on-track schedule, the lineup for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600 was set by the rulebook, putting Shane van Gisbergen and Michael McDowell on the second row to lead Team Chevy to the green flag. The first green flag run saw the majority of the lead pack settle into their starting positions, quickly approaching lap traffic when the first caution of the day flew at Lap 34. Maintaining a top-10 position for the opening run, the 2017 Coca-Cola winner, Austin Dillon, gave an initial report that he was overall happy with the handling of his No. 3 Chevrolet, resulting in a call for just four tires and fuel under the caution by crew chief Richard Boswell.  Kyle Larson turned an 18th-place starting spot into a climb to 11th when the caution flag flew, and with a three-position gain in the race off pit road by the No. 5 pit crew, Larson made his first appearance in the top-10 of the day when the reigning champion inherited the eighth position for the restart. While the next green flag run was short, another trip to pit road saw a mix bag of strategy among the leaders. Electing for another set of four fresh Goodyear tires by crew chief Cliff Daniels, Larson was able to continue his progressive climb through the field with a steady position in the top-five. Yet another caution flew with less than 10 laps to go in the stage, setting up the opportunity to employ a new pit strategy. With a call for four tires and fuel from atop the No. 5 box, Larson took advantage of the fresh rubber on the restart to make a powerhouse move towards the front and enter into the battle for the lead with Denny Hamlin, ultimately going on to lead Team Chevy to the stage win. Stage Two: Electing to stay out during the first stage break, Larson kept his position at the top of the leaderboard to lead the field to the green flag for Stage Two. A long green flag run opened the next 100-lap segment with Larson continuing to be a fixture in the top-five. The first green flag pit cycle of the race was on the horizon near the midway point of the stage. Larson was among the first group of cars to get the call to hit pit road, and once the cycle was completed, the team found themselves back up in the fourth position. Going caution-free for the second-half of the stage, tire wear began to affect the handling of Larson’s Chevrolet, but he was able to hang on to earn fifth-place points in Stage Two. Stage Three: Larson’s average running position in the top-five continued throughout Stage Three, only falling out of the lead pack for a brief single-digit lap count during the green flag pit cycle. Also driving to points-earning efforts in both of the first-two stages, Van Gisbergen and Stenhouse Jr. kept their cars in position to give three Chevrolet organizations representation in the top-10 throughout Stage Three. Larson went on to lead Chevrolet to the green-white checkered flag, becoming one of three drivers to earn top-five points in each of the first-three stages. Final Stage: After a trip down pit road during the final stage break, the No. 5 pit crew kept their driver in the fifth position to take the green flag to mark 88 laps to go in the race. But a short green flag run saw varying pit strategies among the leaders, with Van Gisbergen being one of the two drivers that opted to stay out for track position and a position on the front row for the restart. A masterful restart for the Auckland, New Zealand, native saw the No. 97 Chevrolet take the top position on Lap 328 to lead their first laps of the race. But it was a clutch two-tire call by crew chief Ryan Sparks that gave Daniel Suarez a front-row position for a pair of late-race restarts. Sitting in the top position when rain took over the 1.5-mile oval, Suarez went on to capture his first career Coca-Cola 600 victory.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 1st – Daniel Suarez5th – Kyle Larson9th – William ByronChevrolet’s season statistics with 13 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 24Top 10s: 47Stage Wins: 11

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Nashville Superspeedway with the Cracker Barrel 400 on Sunday, May 31, at 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage. Finished: 35th “I’m not really sure what happened. We were on the straightaway and the last I saw in my camera was that the No. 47 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) had a run. He went to go to the inside of me and hit me in the back bumper. It turned me right into the wall and then I hit the ROVAL chicane wall, which is the worst thing you could hit. Just an unfortunate way to end the night in our Jockey Chevrolet.”   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 5th“The No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet team did a great job tonight. I thought we made the most out of it. We got a stage win there early. Other than that, I thought we had the fifth- or sixth-best car behind the Gibbs cars. I thought the No. 45 (Tyler Reddick) and I were pretty equal, but better at different points of the run. My pit crew did a really good job all night. They were extremely solid. I thought everything was going as good as it could. The restarts could have played out a little differently there at the end. I don’t really know what I could have done differently. Overall, just happy for this entire No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet team. It’s cool to get Chevrolet a win today. We’ll keep trying to build on this. Daniel (Suarez, race winner) earned that win. He had to hold off some extremely good cars behind him. Super happy for Daniel, Jeff Dickerson and everyone at Spire Motorsports. It was really cool and definitely meant to be. It was super special.”   Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 1stWhat a call by Ryan Sparks, but you’ve got to give the driver a lot of credit on those several restarts. I know you said on our pre-race show, you’ve thought about it since Thursday, how badly did you want this one for Kyle Busch?“It really means a lot. I’ve been saying for years this is my favorite race of the year. I get to have my family here every year. It’s been a very tough week. Kyle (Busch), he was special, man. This one is for Kyle, Samantha, Brexton, Lennix, all his family. This win is for him. If it wasn’t for Kyle, I wasn’t going to be an Xfinity champion. I wasn’t going to have my shot in the Cup Series. To win this race for him is unbelievable.” You mentioned your championship. In some ways, is this win more meaningful than that?“Every win is special, but it’s been a second, right? To win for Spire Motorsports, with Freeway Insurance on the car, it’s just unbelievable. The team did an amazing job. It wasn’t easy. We had a lot of issues throughout the race. They put us in contention, and we executed well. I want to thank all of our partners; Chevrolet, the Hendrick Engine Shop, there’s so many people that makes this program as successful as it is.”   Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in Stage One. Finished: 37th “I just made a mistake, spun out and hit the wall, unfortunately. I hate it. It’s been a terrible race, I feel like, throughout the course of my career, just crashed a bunch. Just a lot of race left. I was trying to find something. We were bleeding pretty bad, and I moved up to the top there, trying to click off some faster laps and, yeah, I made a mistake, stepped over the line and paid the price.”   AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletFinished: 18th “I felt like we got pretty much everything we could out of the No. 16 Black’s Tire Chevrolet. We really struggled on restarts. The dirty air was really bad. I thought our clean air pace was decent, but we would lose so much on the restarts no matter what lane I would choose. It was just a struggle. We got the free pass there that probably saved our race. We just need more speed in our racecars. I’m proud of everyone on this team. We’re trying, but it’s just hard. I thought we maximized the day. I thought we would be maybe one or two spots better, but we weren’t much better than that.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 14th“It’s amazing to see my teammate, Daniel Suarez, get the win. It was a great call there by Ryan Sparks (crew chief for the No. 7 team) to take two-tires and get track position. Just really happy for everyone at Spire Motorsports. That’s two wins this year for the organization. The No. 71 Modo Casino Chevrolet team had a good run today, too. We lost a few spots on that last restart, but I felt really good about our speed tonight.”    Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in Stage One. Finished: 39th “I saw the No. 2 (Austin Cindric) spinning quite aways in front of me. As soon as I hit the apron, I was just going too fast to really be able to maneuver the car. I got loose and ended up getting clipped in the right-rear. It’s really unfortunate for our No. 88 Red Bull Chevrolet team. I felt like we made a good adjustment on that last pit stop. We just have to keep our heads down and it’ll turn around.”   Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 11th“It’s hard. I had an amazing day, but I’m pissed. We were a top-five or six car, but we just didn’t execute at the end. It was really cool to run up front all day. We were gifted a good starting position with qualifying getting canceled. It was a good call by Stephen (Doran, crew chief) to stay out there. It was awesome to be able to lead some laps.” You said you had some balance issues early in the race, but you were ripping the fence like you’ve been doing it for decades. How was that experience for you? “I was just a little bit tight. When the track was fresh after every restart, I couldn’t find good speed in dirty air. But when it migrated to the top, my No. 97 SuperFile Chevrolet came alive. My late-run speed was really good because I started tight. Some restarts were good, and others, I was putting myself in bad spots. But overall, it was a lot of fun.”

NASCAR Cup SeriesCharlotte Motor SpeedwayCoca-Cola 600Team Chevy Post-Race ReportMay 24, 2026

Suarez, Chevrolet Earns the Victory in the 67th Running of the Coca-Cola 600

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·        In the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600, Daniel Suarez capitalized on a clutch late-race two-tire pit strategy to earn his first crown jewel victory in NASCAR’s premier series. The victory marks Chevrolet’s second-straight, and 27th all-time, triumph in the crown jewel event at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  ·        The Monterrey, Mexico, native drove Chevrolet to its fourth-consecutive trip to victory lane in NASCAR’s premier series, setting the season record for the longest points-paying win streak by a single manufacturer with 13 races complete.  RACE RECAP:  Stage One: With inclement weather altering Saturday’s on-track schedule, the lineup for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600 was set by the rulebook, putting Shane van Gisbergen and Michael McDowell on the second row to lead Team Chevy to the green flag. The first green flag run saw the majority of the lead pack settle into their starting positions, quickly approaching lap traffic when the first caution of the day flew at Lap 34. Maintaining a top-10 position for the opening run, the 2017 Coca-Cola winner, Austin Dillon, gave an initial report that he was overall happy with the handling of his No. 3 Chevrolet, resulting in a call for just four tires and fuel under the caution by crew chief Richard Boswell.  Kyle Larson turned an 18th-place starting spot into a climb to 11th when the caution flag flew, and with a three-position gain in the race off pit road by the No. 5 pit crew, Larson made his first appearance in the top-10 of the day when the reigning champion inherited the eighth position for the restart. While the next green flag run was short, another trip to pit road saw a mix bag of strategy among the leaders. Electing for another set of four fresh Goodyear tires by crew chief Cliff Daniels, Larson was able to continue his progressive climb through the field with a steady position in the top-five. Yet another caution flew with less than 10 laps to go in the stage, setting up the opportunity to employ a new pit strategy. With a call for four tires and fuel from atop the No. 5 box, Larson took advantage of the fresh rubber on the restart to make a powerhouse move towards the front and enter into the battle for the lead with Denny Hamlin, ultimately going on to lead Team Chevy to the stage win. Stage Two: Electing to stay out during the first stage break, Larson kept his position at the top of the leaderboard to lead the field to the green flag for Stage Two. A long green flag run opened the next 100-lap segment with Larson continuing to be a fixture in the top-five. The first green flag pit cycle of the race was on the horizon near the midway point of the stage. Larson was among the first group of cars to get the call to hit pit road, and once the cycle was completed, the team found themselves back up in the fourth position. Going caution-free for the second-half of the stage, tire wear began to affect the handling of Larson’s Chevrolet, but he was able to hang on to earn fifth-place points in Stage Two. Stage Three: Larson’s average running position in the top-five continued throughout Stage Three, only falling out of the lead pack for a brief single-digit lap count during the green flag pit cycle. Also driving to points-earning efforts in both of the first-two stages, Van Gisbergen and Stenhouse Jr. kept their cars in position to give three Chevrolet organizations representation in the top-10 throughout Stage Three. Larson went on to lead Chevrolet to the green-white checkered flag, becoming one of three drivers to earn top-five points in each of the first-three stages. Final Stage: After a trip down pit road during the final stage break, the No. 5 pit crew kept their driver in the fifth position to take the green flag to mark 88 laps to go in the race. But a short green flag run saw varying pit strategies among the leaders, with Van Gisbergen being one of the two drivers that opted to stay out for track position and a position on the front row for the restart. A masterful restart for the Auckland, New Zealand, native saw the No. 97 Chevrolet take the top position on Lap 328 to lead their first laps of the race. But it was a clutch two-tire call by crew chief Ryan Sparks that gave Daniel Suarez a front-row position for a pair of late-race restarts. Sitting in the top position when rain took over the 1.5-mile oval, Suarez went on to capture his first career Coca-Cola 600 victory.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 1st – Daniel Suarez5th – Kyle Larson9th – William ByronChevrolet’s season statistics with 13 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 24Top 10s: 47Stage Wins: 11

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Nashville Superspeedway with the Cracker Barrel 400 on Sunday, May 31, at 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage. Finished: 35th “I’m not really sure what happened. We were on the straightaway and the last I saw in my camera was that the No. 47 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) had a run. He went to go to the inside of me and hit me in the back bumper. It turned me right into the wall and then I hit the ROVAL chicane wall, which is the worst thing you could hit. Just an unfortunate way to end the night in our Jockey Chevrolet.”   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 5th“The No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet team did a great job tonight. I thought we made the most out of it. We got a stage win there early. Other than that, I thought we had the fifth- or sixth-best car behind the Gibbs cars. I thought the No. 45 (Tyler Reddick) and I were pretty equal, but better at different points of the run. My pit crew did a really good job all night. They were extremely solid. I thought everything was going as good as it could. The restarts could have played out a little differently there at the end. I don’t really know what I could have done differently. Overall, just happy for this entire No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet team. It’s cool to get Chevrolet a win today. We’ll keep trying to build on this. Daniel (Suarez, race winner) earned that win. He had to hold off some extremely good cars behind him. Super happy for Daniel, Jeff Dickerson and everyone at Spire Motorsports. It was really cool and definitely meant to be. It was super special.”   Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 1stWhat a call by Ryan Sparks, but you’ve got to give the driver a lot of credit on those several restarts. I know you said on our pre-race show, you’ve thought about it since Thursday, how badly did you want this one for Kyle Busch?“It really means a lot. I’ve been saying for years this is my favorite race of the year. I get to have my family here every year. It’s been a very tough week. Kyle (Busch), he was special, man. This one is for Kyle, Samantha, Brexton, Lennix, all his family. This win is for him. If it wasn’t for Kyle, I wasn’t going to be an Xfinity champion. I wasn’t going to have my shot in the Cup Series. To win this race for him is unbelievable.” You mentioned your championship. In some ways, is this win more meaningful than that?“Every win is special, but it’s been a second, right? To win for Spire Motorsports, with Freeway Insurance on the car, it’s just unbelievable. The team did an amazing job. It wasn’t easy. We had a lot of issues throughout the race. They put us in contention, and we executed well. I want to thank all of our partners; Chevrolet, the Hendrick Engine Shop, there’s so many people that makes this program as successful as it is.”   Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in Stage One. Finished: 37th “I just made a mistake, spun out and hit the wall, unfortunately. I hate it. It’s been a terrible race, I feel like, throughout the course of my career, just crashed a bunch. Just a lot of race left. I was trying to find something. We were bleeding pretty bad, and I moved up to the top there, trying to click off some faster laps and, yeah, I made a mistake, stepped over the line and paid the price.”   AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletFinished: 18th “I felt like we got pretty much everything we could out of the No. 16 Black’s Tire Chevrolet. We really struggled on restarts. The dirty air was really bad. I thought our clean air pace was decent, but we would lose so much on the restarts no matter what lane I would choose. It was just a struggle. We got the free pass there that probably saved our race. We just need more speed in our racecars. I’m proud of everyone on this team. We’re trying, but it’s just hard. I thought we maximized the day. I thought we would be maybe one or two spots better, but we weren’t much better than that.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 14th“It’s amazing to see my teammate, Daniel Suarez, get the win. It was a great call there by Ryan Sparks (crew chief for the No. 7 team) to take two-tires and get track position. Just really happy for everyone at Spire Motorsports. That’s two wins this year for the organization. The No. 71 Modo Casino Chevrolet team had a good run today, too. We lost a few spots on that last restart, but I felt really good about our speed tonight.”    Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in Stage One. Finished: 39th “I saw the No. 2 (Austin Cindric) spinning quite aways in front of me. As soon as I hit the apron, I was just going too fast to really be able to maneuver the car. I got loose and ended up getting clipped in the right-rear. It’s really unfortunate for our No. 88 Red Bull Chevrolet team. I felt like we made a good adjustment on that last pit stop. We just have to keep our heads down and it’ll turn around.”   Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 11th“It’s hard. I had an amazing day, but I’m pissed. We were a top-five or six car, but we just didn’t execute at the end. It was really cool to run up front all day. We were gifted a good starting position with qualifying getting canceled. It was a good call by Stephen (Doran, crew chief) to stay out there. It was awesome to be able to lead some laps.” You said you had some balance issues early in the race, but you were ripping the fence like you’ve been doing it for decades. How was that experience for you? “I was just a little bit tight. When the track was fresh after every restart, I couldn’t find good speed in dirty air. But when it migrated to the top, my No. 97 SuperFile Chevrolet came alive. My late-run speed was really good because I started tight. Some restarts were good, and others, I was putting myself in bad spots. But overall, it was a lot of fun.”

The Clute, TX native nabs his sixth victory in the last eight races

KNOXVILLE, IA (May 23, 2026) – Good luck stopping Aaron Reutzel and Ridge and Sons Racing right now.

The combination entered Saturday’s Stars and Stripes Salute opener at Knoxville Raceway as one of if not the hottest team in the sport of Sprint Car racing. They’d clicked off five wins in their last seven races with finishes of fourth and second in the other two. The one thing missing from the run? A victory with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

Well, the No. 87 team made sure to change that in dominant fashion Saturday night.

The Clute, TX native started on the outside of the front row and rocketed by polesitter Donny Schatz to take control of the race. Reutzel wasted no time growing the advantage as the early portion of the 25-lapper unfolded. Lapped traffic posed little threat as Reutzel sliced his way through the slower cars while Schatz and Rico Abreu slugged it out for second. Schatz secured the spot and tried to put together a late run, but it was too little, too late as Reutzel wheeled his way to Victory Lane.

“I was hoping I could get a full car length on him so I could close the bottom,” Reutzel said of the start. “I thought for sure I had enough where I didn’t need to block him in the Dash, and typical Donny he just went blowing by me. I made sure to close the door on him that time. It was tough. Traffic was tough.”

The hot streak is now at six triumphs in the last eight races for Reutzel. With Knoxville earning him another $20,000, he’s nearly at $200,000 in earnings already in 2026. The eighth World of Outlaws victory of Reutzel’s career ties him with Jimmy Sills and Cody Darrah for 56th all-time. His win total at “The Sprint Car Capital of the World” is up to 28 combining 410 and 360 Sprint Car competition.

Donny Schatz came out on top of a fierce battle with Rico Abreu to claim the runner-up spot, giving the 10-time champion four podiums in 2026 in the CJB Motorsports No. 15.

Abreu brought the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 24 home third for his fifth consecutive podium finish.

David Gravel and J.J. Hickle completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Garet Williamson earned his second Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in the last three races.

Aaron Reutzel set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Aaron Reutzel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), David Gravel (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Sheldon Haudenschild (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Austin McCarl (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Donny Schatz.

Schatz also topped the Toyota Dash.

Justin Henderson won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Carson Macedo marched from 22nd to ninth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Sheldon Haudenschild was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

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

Aaron Reutzel clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Spencer Bayston.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars complete the Stars and Stripes Salute with a $20,000-to-win visit to Brandon, SD’s Huset’s Speedway on Sunday, May 24. 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 (25 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 3. 24A-Rico Abreu[6]; 4. 2-David Gravel[5]; 5. 2M-JJ Hickle[4]; 6. 23-Garet Williamson[3]; 7. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[8]; 8. 83-Michael Kofoid[12]; 9. 41-Carson Macedo[22]; 10. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[17]; 11. 21-Brian Brown[10]; 12. 71-Parker Price Miller[11]; 13. 55-Kerry Madsen[16]; 14. 11-Justin Henderson[21]; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart[20]; 16. 2C-Cole Macedo[15]; 17. 10-Ryan Timms[24]; 18. 17-Spencer Bayston[13]; 19. 28-Jace Park[9]; 20. 7S-Chris Windom[18]; 21. (DNF) 27C-Carson McCarl[23]; 22. (DNF) 27-Emerson Axsom[14]; 23. (DNF) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[19]; 24. (DQ) 88-Austin McCarl[7]

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ON A HEATER: Aaron Reutzel Stays Hot with Dominant Knoxville Victory

The Clute, TX native nabs his sixth victory in the last eight races

KNOXVILLE, IA (May 23, 2026) – Good luck stopping Aaron Reutzel and Ridge and Sons Racing right now.

The combination entered Saturday’s Stars and Stripes Salute opener at Knoxville Raceway as one of if not the hottest team in the sport of Sprint Car racing. They’d clicked off five wins in their last seven races with finishes of fourth and second in the other two. The one thing missing from the run? A victory with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

Well, the No. 87 team made sure to change that in dominant fashion Saturday night.

The Clute, TX native started on the outside of the front row and rocketed by polesitter Donny Schatz to take control of the race. Reutzel wasted no time growing the advantage as the early portion of the 25-lapper unfolded. Lapped traffic posed little threat as Reutzel sliced his way through the slower cars while Schatz and Rico Abreu slugged it out for second. Schatz secured the spot and tried to put together a late run, but it was too little, too late as Reutzel wheeled his way to Victory Lane.

“I was hoping I could get a full car length on him so I could close the bottom,” Reutzel said of the start. “I thought for sure I had enough where I didn’t need to block him in the Dash, and typical Donny he just went blowing by me. I made sure to close the door on him that time. It was tough. Traffic was tough.”

The hot streak is now at six triumphs in the last eight races for Reutzel. With Knoxville earning him another $20,000, he’s nearly at $200,000 in earnings already in 2026. The eighth World of Outlaws victory of Reutzel’s career ties him with Jimmy Sills and Cody Darrah for 56th all-time. His win total at “The Sprint Car Capital of the World” is up to 28 combining 410 and 360 Sprint Car competition.

Donny Schatz came out on top of a fierce battle with Rico Abreu to claim the runner-up spot, giving the 10-time champion four podiums in 2026 in the CJB Motorsports No. 15.

Abreu brought the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 24 home third for his fifth consecutive podium finish.

David Gravel and J.J. Hickle completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Garet Williamson earned his second Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in the last three races.

Aaron Reutzel set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Aaron Reutzel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), David Gravel (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Sheldon Haudenschild (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Austin McCarl (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Donny Schatz.

Schatz also topped the Toyota Dash.

Justin Henderson won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Carson Macedo marched from 22nd to ninth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Sheldon Haudenschild was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

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

Aaron Reutzel clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Spencer Bayston.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars complete the Stars and Stripes Salute with a $20,000-to-win visit to Brandon, SD’s Huset’s Speedway on Sunday, May 24. 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 (25 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 3. 24A-Rico Abreu[6]; 4. 2-David Gravel[5]; 5. 2M-JJ Hickle[4]; 6. 23-Garet Williamson[3]; 7. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[8]; 8. 83-Michael Kofoid[12]; 9. 41-Carson Macedo[22]; 10. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[17]; 11. 21-Brian Brown[10]; 12. 71-Parker Price Miller[11]; 13. 55-Kerry Madsen[16]; 14. 11-Justin Henderson[21]; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart[20]; 16. 2C-Cole Macedo[15]; 17. 10-Ryan Timms[24]; 18. 17-Spencer Bayston[13]; 19. 28-Jace Park[9]; 20. 7S-Chris Windom[18]; 21. (DNF) 27C-Carson McCarl[23]; 22. (DNF) 27-Emerson Axsom[14]; 23. (DNF) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[19]; 24. (DQ) 88-Austin McCarl[7]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/on-a-heater-aaron-reutzel-stays-hot-with-dominant-knoxville-victory/

NASCAR CUP SERIES CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES MAY 23, 2026

Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1, No. 9 JR Motorsports Camaro SS and No. 45 Niece Motorsports Silverado RST, met with the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway where he’s running triple duty across all three NASCAR national series.

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NASCAR CUP SERIESCHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESMAY 23, 2026

Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1, No. 9 JR Motorsports Camaro SS and No. 45 Niece Motorsports Silverado RST, met with the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway where he’s running triple duty across all three NASCAR national series.

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Media Availability Quotes:  I wanted to ask you about winning the Coca-Cola 600 last year. Obviously with that, there are fun celebrations that come along with that. You get a Coca-Cola machine. I know you had the opportunity to go to DC. Just give us a little bit of a reflection on a year later and what that win still means to you?“Yeah, I watched heroes of mine win that race. I thought I knew what it meant and I was uneducated. You see them do stuff; you see the videos and pictures of them. I did a lot of research after we won of like looking back at (Ryan) Blaney and (Christopher) Bell’s trips to Arlington and Pentagon visits; see what kind of clothes they wore and see what the lay of the land is. Once I was there, it was super impactful, more than I could have ever imagined. I think it comes from part of the group here at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the work they do. It’s not easy for them to get the amount of government buy-in on what we do and marking this event as something special. The track president, Greg, was not with us here at the track last year. I knew of Greg, but I didn’t know him personally, and then through all of the events last year, I didn’t get to do them with him like normal. His first thing back was Arlington. He had been telling his doctors and telling our team, like I’m going to be at Arlington for months, and then he was there. So to hear on our trip to Arlington the walk he’s had to come back healthy is unbelievable.  So that was a really cool kind of bookend on it to do stuff with his team all last year, but then Arlington was with him. From them slapping ring on my finger in Victory Lane to capping it at Arlington and now being back here a year later; I have a whole new appreciation and I can only dream about what the other crown jewels will be like when we win them one day.”   In what way will Kyle’s absence on the racetrack be felt as a competitor?“Yeah, I already saw it last night when we did our pace laps, seeing the No. 7 truck up there. I watched it roll out for practice when we thought we were going to get on track. That’s his truck. I just raced him last week at Dover, so it has his name on it. It’s still branded the same way it would have been, so I already have that experience. I can’t really talk about what it will be like on Sunday. I don’t normally think about things outside of like, are my tires prepped? Do I have the water temperature at the right temperature for the start of the race? Like am I doing all of my jobs inside of the vehicle? I glanced up and saw it, and probably for an entire lap, I just stared at the back of the No. 7 truck.  I don’t normally think about anything else. I don’t know that I was really thinking about anything, I was just staring at it and still in disbelief.”   Regarding the name you’re carrying on your car, are you looking into that more this year with the name you’re carrying for tomorrow night? Is it a bigger deal and maybe more motivation than just smashing a watermelon or telling people to wear their seatbelts? “Not to sound bad, but no, I can’t try any harder because there’s a special-ness to this weekend. Now having won it, of course I want to go back-to-back. I want to win this race the rest of my life and live that year over and over again for the rest of time. But no, I can’t try any harder. I can’t prep any more. Having the some of the McCain family here this weekend is going to be special. It’s always special, even the times we didn’t win. Of course we have high expectations, but only one family each year gets to go in Victory Lane with their car and their family member on the car, so it’ll be special for whoever it is. Hopefully it’s the McCain family for us.”   Has it gotten you more connected to the veteran community?“I’ve gotten a lot of challenge coins since we won the Coca-Cola 600 and I don’t take that lightly.I’ve got a collection at home. I work with law enforcement a lot. I’m trying to be on the proactive side of helping them prevent people from, when they’re in crashes, of being unbelted, You see the work we do. I drive the Busch Light car, but if you’re going to drink, have a plan. Like I drink Busch Light, I have a plan every time I’m going to drink. It’s a non-negotiable and I want more people to make those right decisions. So, yeah, I get a lot of challenge coins from law enforcement and veterans, as well. I got two yesterday right outside the media center, so it’s very cool. I’m going to build out a display one day to have them in my shop. Right now, I just have an overflowing couple of jars and they’re all in there and it’s a safe spot.”   Ross, obviously an emotional weekend on multiple fronts. How do you balance those or how do you put them out of your mind once the helmet goes on? “Go race. It felt good to get in the truck last night. Like I mentioned earlier, I definitely looked up at the No. 7 truck and for one of those whole pace laps, I was staring at it.  But yeah, just go race. I know with Kyle, that’s what he would want to do. No questions about driving down there to the track. No questions in my mind about coming, going to work and going to race. It’s what we do.”   You got to race against him as much as anybody in all three series. How did he make you and the competition better?“Seeing how fast these race cars can really go. In my time in Cup, we’ve had SMT. We’ve had live data that draws a squiggly line that when a driver turns the wheel, pushes the gas and brake, what gear they’re in, their speed, their RPM… like you can see it all and see a lot of things. He was one of the guys that I decided years ago to study. There’s a small group that I just naturally go to their car and they could be running good or bad, I want to see what they’re doing because I know what the body of work is going to be. The No. 8 car, and previously the No. 18, was the car I would click on over the years, even before I got in Cup. You click on his data and you’re going to know that’s as fast as the car could go.”

NASCAR CUP SERIES CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES MAY 23, 2026

Connor Zilisch, driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1, No. 1 JR Motorsports Camaro SS and No. 77 Spire Motorsports Silverado RST, met with the media at his home track of Charlotte Motor Speedway where he’s running triple duty across all three NASCAR national series.

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NASCAR CUP SERIESCHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESMAY 23, 2026

Connor Zilisch, driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1, No. 1 JR Motorsports Camaro SS and No. 77 Spire Motorsports Silverado RST, met with the media at his home track of Charlotte Motor Speedway where he’s running triple duty across all three NASCAR national series.

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Media Availability Quotes:  There’s a chance that we may be running all three races in one day, and I was just wondering if you’re ready for that challenge?“Yeah, I mean, I don’t really know what to expect. You know, hopefully we can get some racing in today. Obviously, it doesn’t look great, but it’s starting to clear up a little bit, so there’s some hope. All three in one day would definitely be a lot, but it’s our job and it’s what I signed up for, even though I didn’t expect it to all be like that. I’m ready for whatever comes my way.”   What was your favorite Kyle Busch memory?“I have two. I have a funny one and a good one. He texted me after I lost the championship last year and just told me how proud he was of me and just how far I’d come. That meant a lot. You know, he didn’t have to reach out and do that. He wrote a few paragraphs and just kind of gave me some confidence after what was a really tough day for me, so that one meant a lot.  And then we were at the Daytona 500 this year and we do a driver meeting before the race. I was in the driver’s meeting. It was my first one as a Cup driver. I asked if we were the last OEM group to pit, what should the plan be… are we going to try and like block the track and try and keep track position after the pit cycle? I asked that question. It was the end of the meeting and everybody kind of went silent. Nobody was answering me. And Kyle speaks up and he goes, ‘no, just get the (expletive) out of the way’. It’s my first time in one of these meetings. I’m a rookie and I’m just like, ‘oh okay… yeah, sorry.’ I was so embarrassed (laughs).  But, yeah, that was just who Kyle was. He was unapologetically himself. Some people didn’t like him. Some people liked him. But everybody respected him. That’s the Kyle that we’ll remember.”  How would you describe Kyle’s driving style?“I obviously grew up watching him and he was just a fierce competitor that didn’t hold back. He was always clean. He did things the right way until he felt like he had to do something in retaliation maybe, get somebody back or racing against somebody that had raced him the wrong way previously. But I feel like he just always did the right thing. You know, he taught me a lot from the few times that we got to race against each other. He never put himself in the wrong spot. I felt like he was a wizard at this stuff. Growing up watching him, you wanted to be like him, even if you didn’t like him. You know, some days I didn’t like watching him because he was so good that I didn’t like watching him and that was just the way it was.  So, yeah, it’s definitely crazy how fast things can change.”    What’s your perception of what NASCAR legends mean to your generation compared to my generation, the older fans? Do you think your generation will connect to him differently than older generations connected to him?“Yeah, you know, it’s hard to compare the two. I was never alive for Dale Earnhardt Sr. and never got to experience it firsthand. But I know that he was kind of like the guy back in the day, right? And Kyle Busch, when I was growing up, he was the villain, but he’s what made people watch the race. People loved to watch Kyle Busch either because they loved him or because they hated him and they loved hating him. You know, it wasn’t really much in between there. I feel like when he walked out of the driver intro stage, and although his perception has maybe changed in the last five years, I feel like 5-10 years ago, everybody would be cheering. Some would be booing, but everybody was making noise. And I feel like that’s kind of just the way people viewed Kyle and who he was. I think that’s what this sport needs. You heard Steve O’Donnell say yesterday that you have to connect with the fans and he connected with the fans”   How does this track challenge you? You’ve got limited time just on the oval portion, and if you don’t get practice and qualifying, what does that do in terms of the Cup car? How’s this track challenging with the Cup car?“Actually, this is one of the tracks that I’ve been to in a Cup car. You know, we weren’t great here last year. We struggled a lot with getting the car to a good spot, but I at least had laps. So that gives me a little bit of confidence for Sunday. But, you know, I think at the end of the day, we’re race car drivers. We’re paid to figure it out. We’re paid to go fast. That’s our job. I feel like no matter what the circumstances are, I have to be ready for it. I have to go out and do my best job that I can and be my best self. Obviously, I would enjoy practice, but I don’t know if we’re going to get that privilege today.”  Is it easier, or is that not the right word since you’ve got the experience of the track time here compared to other places?“Yeah, I would say it’s definitely easier coming here than a place that I’ve never been to in the Cup car.”  Going back to the 1,101 miles, as someone who’s done endurance races before, what is that preparation process and how does it differ between one specific car for like the Rolex 24 and then three wildly different vehicles over whenever these races are going to take place?“Yeah, it just takes a little bit longer to get myself prepared for it. I have to do more work and preparation for an event like this. It’s definitely a tougher challenge than going out and learning one car and then just driving that car forever and ever and ever. But I enjoy it. It makes me better. It challenges me. I need challenge in my life. I enjoy being challenged. I enjoy struggling. That’s what running all three series gives me.”  How does someone of your generation or a driver in their 20s handle losing not only a competitor but also losing a competitor of Kyle Busch’s magnitude?“Yeah, it’s tough. You know, I feel like this is a very tight-knit sport. It’s a small community, but it’s a tight community. When you lose somebody, it’s felt throughout the entire garage, especially when it’s somebody with the magnitude like Kyle Busch. I remember Thursday really well. I was at an autograph session, and at that point, I had started hearing buzz about the possibility of Kyle passing away. I didn’t want to believe it. I was in the middle of an autograph session when I found out. NASCAR posted it and that was really tough for me to get through the rest of that autograph session. And then, yeah, I finished and somebody walked up and without even asking, just prayed with me. I got in my car and broke down and cried the whole way home.  So, yeah, no matter who it is, our industry is really tight and losing somebody, it’s hard to deal with and hard to accept, especially at his age with two kids so young. Samantha, Brexton, and Lennix, it’s so hard to believe that they’re going to grow up without a dad. We’re going to all rally around the three of them and make sure that they’re taken care of.”  You have a lot of responsibilities this weekend running all three races. I was just curious with your schedule kind of being shuffled around, kind of touch and go with the weather here, how does that affect your ability to prepare yourself? Does it make it harder to kind of lock in mentally for each respective race?“Not too bad, no. Thankfully, I have a motorhome here, and I can just go crash and lay down in the motorhome; not really have to worry about making sure that I’m here on time and have the convenience of that. So, yeah, I pretty much just sit and wait for Bob (Pockrass) to tweet or Jeff (Gluck) to tweet, and when that happens, I know I’m good to go.”   Along those lines, Michael McDowell was in here a few minutes ago and talked about how difficult it is just to be here. With your responsibilities, how hard is it to be here this weekend?“Yeah, it’s really tough. You know, it’s so difficult to want to be motivated to go do your job when you lost one of your closest competitors. I woke up yesterday morning and I was like — man, I don’t really want to go to the track. And at the same time, though, this place is home to me, and I feel like it’s easier to accept it here than it is laying in my bed and just scrolling on social media and just continuing to see posts about it. I feel like it just makes me more and more sad. You know, I still struggle to accept it. But, yeah, it’s tough going up and getting in the race car. It just doesn’t feel like a real race weekend. The entire vibe through the garage, it’s eerie here. It’s gloomy. It’s going to be tough come Sunday, for sure. There’s going to be a lot of emotion and it’s going to be sad.”   Michael also said that when he gets in the car and puts the helmet on, he’s locked in and it’s going to be a little bit easier to get through the weekend. Do you feel like that’s going to be the case for you?“Yeah, I do. You know, I don’t have to see emotion when I’m in the car. I feel like I’m just in there by myself and with my own thoughts. It’s definitely going to be tough leading up to that. We’re going to do a lot to try and honor Kyle; do our best to remember him and make it so that everybody remembers Kyle for who he was. Once we get in the race car and it’s time to go racing, obviously that switch flips. But until then, the next 24-48 hours are going to be tough.”

Davenport Wins Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson at Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, MO (May 22, 2026) – Jonathan Davenport continued his dominance at Lucas Oil Speedway during the 2026 season, capturing the Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson on Friday night at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks.” The three-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion remained undefeated at the Wheatland facility this season after sweeping the April events and adding another victory Friday night. The win marked Davenport’s fourth LOLMDS triumph of 2026 and the 96th Series victory of his career. Chris Ferguson, the 2022 Show-Me 100 winner, moved into second on lap two and remained there the rest of the race, finishing more than three seconds behind Davenport in the $10,000 main event. Brandon Sheppard charged from the 14th starting position to round out the Big River Steel podium in third. Brandon Overton finished fourth, while Missouri driver Mason Oberkramer recorded the best LOLMDS finish of his career in fifth. Davenport, seeking his third career Show-Me 100 victory on Saturday night, led all 40 laps in the first of two feature events contested Friday after Thursday’s rain-postponed Cowboy Classic was added to the schedule. “I think the track was really maneuverable,” Davenport said in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. “It changed five different times during the feature, and I felt like it was about to change one more time near the end. Once the middle started rolling and those wet crumbs moved up toward the cushion, I thought the top might come back in.” “The track had a lot of character to it, and we raced all over it. I got held up a little when I first caught traffic because I wasn’t sure where to go, but once I figured out where I could move around, we got rolling pretty good.” Ferguson, who started fourth, stayed within striking distance for much of the race but settled for second. “We went a little harder on tires than most people, and honestly I don’t think we were fully ready for how much character the track had,” Ferguson said. “JD is so good here. He could kind of set his own pace, but I tried to keep pressure on him whenever I could. He was probably the better car—I just struggled getting through traffic.” Sheppard continued his recent momentum with another podium finish and now sits second in the championship standings behind Hudson O’Neal. “Our car was really good once we could move around and manage our tires,” Sheppard said. “We’ve struggled more than we wanted to early in the night, but once the track slows down, our balance really comes to us. I’m still trying to figure out how to qualify fast here because it’s definitely tricky.” Davenport’s winning Lance and Darla Landers/Double L Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and backed by Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging, Nutrien Ag Solutions, ASC Warranty, Mark Martin Automotive, and Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas. Completing the top ten were Hudson O’Neal, Chase Junghans, Josh Rice, Brian Shirley, and Daniel Hilsabeck. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Tribute to Don & Billie GibsonFriday, May 22, 2026Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Josh Rice | 15.198 seconds (Overall)Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport | 15.257 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 11-Josh Rice[1]; 2. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 3. 21XXX-Neil Baggett[5]; 4. 111-Max Blair[2]; 5. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[3]; 6. 12-Scott Crigler[8]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 8. 96X-Dalton Imhoff[9]; 9. 32C-Cameron Harris[7] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top Transfer): 1. 8-Dillon McCowan[3]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 3. 19M-Brenden Smith[2]; 4. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[7]; 5. 66-Eli Ross[6]; 6. 99-Devin Moran[8]; 7. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[5]; 8. 96-RC Whitwell[4]; 9. (DNS) 37W-Frank Waszkiewicz Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[2]; 2. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[4]; 3. 1X-Aaron Marrant[3]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 5. 32X-Chris Simpson[5]; 6. 18-Shannon Parker[7]; 7. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[8]; 8. 58-Garrett Alberson[1] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 4. 11H-Jeff Herzog[4]; 5. 32-Bobby Pierce[6]; 6. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 7. 3S-Brian Shirley[5]; 8. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[8]; 9. (DNS) 78S-Steve Stultz MyRacePass Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 22F-Chris Ferguson[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 3. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[6]; 5. 8L-Matthew Larson[3]; 6. 3W-Brennon Willard[5]; 7. 0X-Jason Sivils[7]; 8. 4X-Dalon Helm[8]  Lucas Oil Products Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 2. 93O-Mason Oberkramer[3]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 4. 93L-Cory Lawler[4]; 5. 25B-Chevy Boyer[5]; 6. 128-Kylan Garner[6]; 7. 90-Brian Rickman[7]; 8. 00-Reggie Jackson[8]   Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 111-Max Blair[1]; 2. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[2]; 3. 66-Eli Ross[5]; 4. 99-Devin Moran[8]; 5. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 6. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[4]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[10]; 8. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[11]; 9. 12-Scott Crigler[7]; 10. 58-Garrett Alberson[15]; 11. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[12]; 12. 96X-Dalton Imhoff[13]; 13. 96-RC Whitwell[14]; 14. 18-Shannon Parker[9]; 15. 32X-Chris Simpson[6]; 16. (DNS) 32C-Cameron Harris; 17. (DNS) 37W-Frank Waszkiewicz UNOH B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 11H-Jeff Herzog[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[4]; 3. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 4. 3S-Brian Shirley[10]; 5. 8L-Matthew Larson[5]; 6. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 7. 25B-Chevy Boyer[6]; 8. 90-Brian Rickman[12]; 9. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 10. 128-Kylan Garner[9]; 11. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 12. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[13]; 13. 4X-Dalon Helm[14]; 14. 0X-Jason Sivils[11]; 15. 00-Reggie Jackson[15]; 16. (DNS) 78S-Steve Stultz Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson | Feature Finish (40 Laps):Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Earnings1 – 2 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $10,0002 – 4 – 22F – Chris Ferguson – Mt. Holly, NC – $5,5003 – 14 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $3,5004 – 8 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $2,7005 – 12 – 93O – Mason Oberkramer – Broseley, MO – $2,5006 – 6 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $2,4007 – 7 – 18J – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – $2,2008 – 1 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – $2,2009 – 24 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $2,05010 – 16 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $2,00011 – 18 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – $1,60012 – 3 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – $1,40013 – 19 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – $1,20014 – 10 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $1,00015 – 26 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $25016 – 27 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $22517 – 5 – 56 – Tony Jackson Jr – Lebanon, MO – $90018 – 9 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $87519 – 11 – 11T – Trevor Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – $85020 – 23 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $82521 – 21 – 11G – Gordy Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – $80022 – 22 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $80023 – 13 – 21XXX – Neil Baggett – Columbus, MS – $80024 – 17 – 1X – Aaron Marrant – Kearney, MO – $80025 – 28 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $10026 – 15 – 19M – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – $80027 – 20 – 11H – Jeff Herzog – Festus, MO – $80028 – 25 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $200 Race Statistics  Entrants: 51Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Josh RiceMD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-40)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan DavenportWieland Feature Winner: Jonathan DavenportMargin of Victory: 3.666 secondsHellraizer Jacks Cautions: Garrett Alberson (Lap 1)MyRacePass Series Provisional: Devin Moran; Brian ShirleyFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisionals: Garrett Alberson; Carson Ferguson; Dan Ebert; Cory LawlerTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Jonathan Davenport, Chris Ferguson, Brandon SheppardPenske Shocks Top 5: Jonathan Davenport, Chris Ferguson, Brandon Sheppard, Brandon Overton, Mason OberkramerBehrent’s One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Jonathan Davenport, Chris Ferguson, Brandon SheppardPEM 4th Place Feature: Brandon OvertonDiversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Mason OberkramerWilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Chase JunghansWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Kyle BronsonVelocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Max BlairXS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Carson FergusonHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Brian Shirley (Advanced 15 positions)MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (40 Laps)Sunoco Race Fuels Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon SheppardMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Hudson O’NealO’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Josh RicePro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 2 | 15.883 secondsFK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Garrett AlbersonVictory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Mason OberkramerOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cory FostvedtARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Race EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Jonathan Davenport | 15.0475 secondsTime of Race: 13 minutes 44 seconds Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP:Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Earnings1 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 3145 – $150,0002 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3000 – $111,5003 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 2985 – $157,1244 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 2860 – $66,2755 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 2835 – $90,4256 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 2815 – $61,0007 – 3s – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 2595 – $46,8508 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2530 – $47,7759 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – 2500 – $41,27510 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 2500 – $38,87511 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – 2445 – $50,32512 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – 2390 – $39,00013 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 2335 – $37,50014 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – 2125 – $25,70015 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 2100 – $25,77516 – 19M – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – 2020 – $24,92517 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – 1860 – $15,325

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Carb Day Practice May 22, 2026 INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (May 22, 2026) – Josef Newgarden in the No. 2 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet was the quickest driver on Carb Day, leading the penultimate and final practice in preparation for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Newgarden, the 2023 and 2024 winner of the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing,” turned a lap of 228.342mph, leading an all-Team Chevy top four.  “It was OK,” said Newgarden coyly. “It was all right. But today’s Friday and we’ve got to be good on Sunday. I’m just ready to get to Sunday. Sunday is what’s going to better with the Shell car. Team Chevy has done a great job for us this month. I’m excited to go racing.”  Christian Rasmussen, in the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet, David Malukas in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, and Conor Daly, in the No. 23 DRR KINGSPAN Chevrolet, followed Newgarden in the final tune-up for Sunday’s race.  Alexander Rossi, the middle of the front row starter and highest starting Team Chevy driver, completed 48 laps in a backup No. 20 Java House Chevrolet, after significant contact on Monday, completed 48 laps.  I feel amazing. I just want to talk about the INDYCAR doctors and everyone at IU Health and what they’ve accomplished in order to get us back to this process of getting in the car today, is pretty exceptional. It took a huge amount of things to go correctly and a great group of people that I’m incredibly thankful for. The No. 20 car crew, for what they did to bring a car back to the speedway that feels just as good as the car we qualified. We had a very specific plan today to get through, just to make sure that everything we thought would happen would happen, and it all did. We’re in a really good spot for Sunday. All three ECR Chevys seem incredibly strong. It’s a testament to the organization and the resolve that everyone has.

Indianapolis 500 Carb Day Practice Results

NTT INDYCAR SERIES News ConferenceFriday, May 22, 2026Indianapolis, Indiana, USAJosef NewgardenPress Conference THE MODERATOR: Along that theme, Josef, P1 and 228.3, you start 23rd. Fastest Monday, fastest today. JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Is there any cash for that?. THE MODERATOR: The funny thing is everyone sitting here has agreed to put in a hundred bucks. JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Wow, that’s so generous. No? I was going to say, it should be the other way around. Everyone here gets a hundred dollars. How cool would that be? THE MODERATOR: How’s the car? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Feels like a hundred bucks. THE MODERATOR: Back in the day. JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It means nothing at the end of the day. No money.THE MODERATOR: Both of you are in the Pit Stop Challenge, I think?.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Is that going to happen? THE MODERATOR: Weather permitting..JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Good idea. Q.  Josef, you seemed to end your day pretty early. Is it a case of you’re happy with the car and don’t want to wreck it between now and Sunday? What were you really looking at for the race?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I think it’s just a mileage thing. We don’t want to overdo a day like today. It should just be a validation day. We’ve been out here a lot. Yeah, just ready to get to Sunday, I think, at this point, like everybody. Q.  Josef, you were pretty conservative on the start last year, starting 32nd. You probably won’t be able to do that starting 22nd this year. Describe your mindset going into the start of the race on Sunday.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It’ll be different. Yeah, you can do that. You’re in the last row. I just hang out at turn 4 while they get to turn 1. I think that’s a wise thing to do. You can’t do that sitting where we’re at, 23rd. We’re right in the middle of everything. So you have to go. We’ve got to be racing and be heads up. It’s chaotic on this style of racing that we have now at Indy. I feel like people are — everyone is very confident in the way they drive and ambitious. KYLE KIRKWOOD: You could see it today.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, you could see it today for sure. It was the first day of the month for sure where everyone was like it’s race day. You’ve got to be heads up and trying to move forward at all points and never sitting back and hope for the best. Q.  Josef, you seem somewhat confident that you weren’t going to be great in qualifying. I’m curious, were you confident that you’d be this good today? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I don’t know that we were that great today. I put up a fast lap. That’s really all it is. It’s always there is positivity to that in that when the car can do that lap, that is a good thing, but that’s not the whole story when it comes to our race car. I think we’ve been relatively solid all month, but you get these fluctuations every single day with temperature and wind, and you take the car apart, you put it back together, it’s never quite the same thing every time you go out.The one day that’s going to matter is in 48 hours. That’s what it boils down to. I think our race car has been in a really good spot for the most part, and even through all the variability that I just spoke about. We’ve just got to make sure it’s right as Sunday comes around. Q.  Josef, I’d like to get your thoughts on Kyle as well. I know you’ve crossed paths with him over the years. What did you think of the news and his career and the legacy that he leaves?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: What do you say? We’re not — gosh, I hate to be a person making a public comment about it, it’s just — because it’s an incredibly difficult thing. How can you not be in shock over the situation? I just heard about this yesterday, and then the next thing — you hear the news about it. I didn’t even know about it till yesterday, and the next news you hear is that he’s not with us anymore. I think it just puts into perspective how fragile life is. You just don’t know. Makes me think of his kids, to be honest with you. Gosh, I feel terrible about — I have two sons now. That’s the thing that breaks my heart for sure. The racing deal, he’d probably tell you that too. He was an extreme racer, one of the best you’d ever see on track, and I’m just speaking about his skill set. I’m sure that the toughest part about it is just what he leaves behind with his kids and what they have to go through. Yeah, incredibly sad for everybody. I didn’t even know Kyle very well. I just, when I look at from afar, how can it not break your heart when you think about his kids? Q.  (No microphone)?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, I knew Kyle within motorsport, but it’s not like we were close friends or anything. I always love watching people that have just a huge skill set and tenacity for a craft. When you look at Kyle, Kyle was just one of those unique individuals that was phenomenal at what he did. I just admire that about people, I really do. I’ve always been curious about what makes that work. I don’t think every situation is the same. He had his own unique skill sets that worked for him, but he was by far one of the best, there’s no doubt. Like I said, just a sad day for motorsport that lost one of the best, but my empathy, my feelings are toward his family for sure. I hope their community can rally around the kids. That’s what’s going to matter at the end of the day. Q.  Yesterday during Media Day, we kind of talked a lot about false confidence for what these guys have for Monday — or for Sunday, I mean. Hopefully that’s not a bad omen, saying Monday. As you all look at what happened in practice today, how many cars legitimately look like they’re going to be real challengers on Sunday, and which ones kind of look like they’re pretenders? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I think a lot of people look really good this year, which also invites what Kyle’s talking about. I just think everyone just looks like they’re ready to race and figure out how do they win the last lap? That’s the kind of style that I was seeing from everybody, just as he echoed.Yeah, I think weather plays a big part. Today is an easy day. Everyone looks good today. Everyone feels good today, in some respects. We’ll see what Sunday actually brings. Q.  Supposed to be similar conditions.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It’s quite a bit warmer.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES News ConferenceFriday, May 22, 2026Indianapolis, Indiana, USAKatherine LeggePress Conference THE MODERATOR: As mentioned, great to have Katherine Legge with us, driver of the No. 11 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet for HMD Motorsports with AJ Foyt Racing, starts 26th on Sunday, fifth Indianapolis 500 for her. Final practice. Katherine, what did you think? KATHERINE LEGGE: Have I got time to think? THE MODERATOR: No, you don’t. It’s the month of May. KATHERINE LEGGE: I think this week has been getting everything bad luck-wise out of the way early. We had a disaster traveling back from New York City. It took us like a day and a half. Then this morning’s practice was — if it could have gone wrong, it did go wrong.Hopefully now we know, and we’re in the clear travel-wise, car-wise, all the things. Get it out of the way today. THE MODERATOR: Absolutely. Open it up for questions for Katherine. Q.  Katherine, I’ll just ask about Kyle Busch. Wanted to know just how much you maybe got to know him over the last couple years you’ve been doing NASCAR?KATHERINE LEGGE: I am devastated for Sam and the kids. You know, he and Samantha were two of the nicest drivers to me, welcoming me to the series. A lot of the drivers don’t even say hi, but they kind of — they took the time to get to know me and give me some help and advice, and I would class them as friends now. So it’s desperately sad. It’s also one of those things where you try not to think about it or let it in because you’ve got so much to do, you can’t let yourself get emotional. But honestly, racing has lost one of the greatest drivers, in my opinion, of all time. If you look back at the history and just — you know, he was a legend. I think there’s a lot of shock regarding it because he was so young and so healthy. It’s almost unbelievable, right? Like it just bangs home the fact that life is so unfair. Q.  Asking about Sunday, weather seems up in the air at both tracks you’re supposed to race at. How much is that kind of consuming your mind over the next 48 hours about how everything could be shifted at both places?KATHERINE LEGGE: You know what, I look at it, and I’m like: Don’t look. Then don’t go down that rabbit hole. It’s changing all the time. So I’m trying to be like what will be will be and be relaxed about it. But it doesn’t look great at the moment, I have to say. I don’t know what happens then, like it’s out of our control. If it’s bad at both places, do both get delayed and then the same amount? Does it get moved to Monday? Does it still count as doing the double if you do one race on Sunday and one race on Monday? There’s so many things that you have to just like put to the side and go it doesn’t matter. It will be what it will be. I’ll do my best with whatever situation is thrown at us, a bit like the last couple of days trying to get back from New York. Q.  Obviously with your travel woes, with the forecast, all the stuff you’re saying, you’re trying to filter a lot out. What do you let in as you’re trying to process the day that you have ahead of you?KATHERINE LEGGE: That’s a good question. I don’t know, I just keep telling myself, don’t be grumpy, don’t get grumpy. Everybody’s working incredibly hard, and I have to remember how lucky I am and how grateful I am to be here, because I am. So when all of these things keep coming in, you have to remember the positives, which is like I’m here. Like okay, we were stuck on the runway for 2 1/2 hours and we had a sinkhole, and we had all these things, but hey, I’m still going back to Indy to drive the Indy 500, right? So you have to keep everything in, I guess, perspective. It’s weird, though, because when you’re trying to be numb to that, you’re also numb to kind of the positives in what you let in. So you try not to be on the roller coaster of, yeah, it’s awesome, and then, oh, no, the clutch isn’t working or whatever it may be. Try to be kind of level-headed about it all and let it run off you like water off a duck’s back. It’s not easy. It’s come with years of practice. Q.  Guys like Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, who have done this before, have talked about what went into their preparation for it. Like Tony Stewart collapsed on pit road when he — after the 600.KATHERINE LEGGE: Did he? Don’t tell me that. Q.  Yeah, he was fine. He was fine.THE MODERATOR: We need good vibes here for Katherine. Q.  Kurt Busch talked about getting IV fluids in between the 500 and 600. What’s gone into your preparation for this race?KATHERINE LEGGE: I’ve been drinking a lot of this new sports drink called Rip It, and I’m hoping it will get me through. In all reality, nothing different. I have spoken to a few people about what I should be hydrating with in regards to like electrolytes and IVs and things like that. So I’m going to do an IV when I finish the 500 in the plane on the way to the 600. I might need one after the 600. I don’t know, I hope I don’t collapse. My biggest concern is how to get enough calories because it’s probably 2,500 calories just doing Indy, maybe more, and it’s another 3,000 calories plus in Charlotte. Which is a lot of energy that you’re expending that you need to put back in. So I have Jim Leo who’s given me a bunch of gels and bars and stuff like that and things I can eat. I have to force myself to eat on the plane because once you get out of a race car after 500 miles, you don’t want to eat. You feel sick. It’s hot. It’s brutal. You don’t want to mess your stomach up. I’m thinking can I eat in the car during the 500? Someone told me that Tony did, but then he got protein bar all over his gloves, so that didn’t work out so well for him.So we were thinking maybe baby food. When I did Ironman a years ago, I did sweet potato mashed up in a bag, which is almost like baby food. So something that doesn’t mess your stomach up. There’s been a lot of thought into the actual day, and I’ve been trying things throughout the week. With regard to fitness, I’ve not done much the last couple of weeks because we’ve been so busy. So I’m hoping that me training year-round is going to carry me through. Q.  One more. Now for the 500, you’ve had multiple days of multiple hours of practice, but with the 600 tomorrow, you’re only going to have 25 minutes of practice.KATHERINE LEGGE: Maybe. Q.  And that’s assuming the weather cooperates.KATHERINE LEGGE: Maybe, yeah. Q.  What challenge does that present you?KATHERINE LEGGE: I am praying to all of the weather gods at the moment that we get practice. I desperately need practice in the Cup car. It’s going to be my second mile and a half, I think, and maybe my fifth or sixth Cup start. I do not want to turn into turn one after the green without having driven Charlotte in a car I don’t know that well. So there is a concern that it will rain tomorrow, and if practice and qualifying gets rained out, I’ve been frantically asking everybody, okay, what happens then? Can we run practice on Sunday? It would be the O’Reilly race on Sunday instead. So they said no. Yeah, it’s less than ideal. Obviously that doesn’t fill me with warm and fuzzies, but again, it is what it is. We committed to doing this thing, and we’re not going to not do it because I don’t feel ready. I mean, it’s too late for that. Q.  Obviously a lot of people are going to be spending the next couple of days preparing for the race, whether it’s strategy or what they do at the start, et cetera. As you said, you’ve got limited time for NASCAR and have to focus on that. How do you balance preparing for this race the last couple of days but also focus on what you’re doing for Charlotte?KATHERINE LEGGE: It’s been quite a bit hectic with all the travel woes, honestly. I wanted to sit down and watch last year’s 600 and last year’s 500 and switch between the two and get my head in the game and spend time with my engineers. I haven’t had that luxury, so it feels like we’re on our back foot a little bit. In all honesty, it’s not that much to do in Charlotte. I would have loved the opportunity to go over there and drive the sim again in preparation. Unfortunately, again, with travel and everything else, that didn’t happen. So we will do our best, and I don’t know when I’m going to get the chance now because we’ve got a pretty packed schedule.I’ll figure it out. It’s either that or sleeping. It’s preparation or sleep. So there’s got to be a compromise in there somewhere. THE MODERATOR: Hopefully it’s smooth sailing from here on out for you. Thanks for coming out. Good luck this weekend. After the pit stop competition, hopefully there is one, weather permitting, we’ll bring out the champion team. That will be the next opportunity news conference-wise here a little bit later this afternoon. Tune-In GuideSunday, May 24110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbrdige Pre-Race Show – 10am (ET)/9am (CT)/8am (MT)/7am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbrdige – 12:30pm (ET)/11:30am (CT)/10:30am (MT)/9:30am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaCarb Day PracticeMay 22, 2026 INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (May 22, 2026) – Josef Newgarden in the No. 2 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet was the quickest driver on Carb Day, leading the penultimate and final practice in preparation for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Newgarden, the 2023 and 2024 winner of the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing,” turned a lap of 228.342mph, leading an all-Team Chevy top four.  “It was OK,” said Newgarden coyly. “It was all right. But today’s Friday and we’ve got to be good on Sunday. I’m just ready to get to Sunday. Sunday is what’s going to better with the Shell car. Team Chevy has done a great job for us this month. I’m excited to go racing.”  Christian Rasmussen, in the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet, David Malukas in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, and Conor Daly, in the No. 23 DRR KINGSPAN Chevrolet, followed Newgarden in the final tune-up for Sunday’s race.  Alexander Rossi, the middle of the front row starter and highest starting Team Chevy driver, completed 48 laps in a backup No. 20 Java House Chevrolet, after significant contact on Monday, completed 48 laps.  I feel amazing. I just want to talk about the INDYCAR doctors and everyone at IU Health and what they’ve accomplished in order to get us back to this process of getting in the car today, is pretty exceptional. It took a huge amount of things to go correctly and a great group of people that I’m incredibly thankful for. The No. 20 car crew, for what they did to bring a car back to the speedway that feels just as good as the car we qualified. We had a very specific plan today to get through, just to make sure that everything we thought would happen would happen, and it all did. We’re in a really good spot for Sunday. All three ECR Chevys seem incredibly strong. It’s a testament to the organization and the resolve that everyone has.

Indianapolis 500 Carb Day Practice Results

NTT INDYCAR SERIES News ConferenceFriday, May 22, 2026Indianapolis, Indiana, USAJosef NewgardenPress Conference THE MODERATOR: Along that theme, Josef, P1 and 228.3, you start 23rd. Fastest Monday, fastest today. JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Is there any cash for that?. THE MODERATOR: The funny thing is everyone sitting here has agreed to put in a hundred bucks. JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Wow, that’s so generous. No? I was going to say, it should be the other way around. Everyone here gets a hundred dollars. How cool would that be? THE MODERATOR: How’s the car? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Feels like a hundred bucks. THE MODERATOR: Back in the day. JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It means nothing at the end of the day. No money.THE MODERATOR: Both of you are in the Pit Stop Challenge, I think?.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Is that going to happen? THE MODERATOR: Weather permitting..JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Good idea. Q.  Josef, you seemed to end your day pretty early. Is it a case of you’re happy with the car and don’t want to wreck it between now and Sunday? What were you really looking at for the race?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I think it’s just a mileage thing. We don’t want to overdo a day like today. It should just be a validation day. We’ve been out here a lot. Yeah, just ready to get to Sunday, I think, at this point, like everybody. Q.  Josef, you were pretty conservative on the start last year, starting 32nd. You probably won’t be able to do that starting 22nd this year. Describe your mindset going into the start of the race on Sunday.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It’ll be different. Yeah, you can do that. You’re in the last row. I just hang out at turn 4 while they get to turn 1. I think that’s a wise thing to do. You can’t do that sitting where we’re at, 23rd. We’re right in the middle of everything. So you have to go. We’ve got to be racing and be heads up. It’s chaotic on this style of racing that we have now at Indy. I feel like people are — everyone is very confident in the way they drive and ambitious. KYLE KIRKWOOD: You could see it today.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, you could see it today for sure. It was the first day of the month for sure where everyone was like it’s race day. You’ve got to be heads up and trying to move forward at all points and never sitting back and hope for the best. Q.  Josef, you seem somewhat confident that you weren’t going to be great in qualifying. I’m curious, were you confident that you’d be this good today? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I don’t know that we were that great today. I put up a fast lap. That’s really all it is. It’s always there is positivity to that in that when the car can do that lap, that is a good thing, but that’s not the whole story when it comes to our race car. I think we’ve been relatively solid all month, but you get these fluctuations every single day with temperature and wind, and you take the car apart, you put it back together, it’s never quite the same thing every time you go out.The one day that’s going to matter is in 48 hours. That’s what it boils down to. I think our race car has been in a really good spot for the most part, and even through all the variability that I just spoke about. We’ve just got to make sure it’s right as Sunday comes around. Q.  Josef, I’d like to get your thoughts on Kyle as well. I know you’ve crossed paths with him over the years. What did you think of the news and his career and the legacy that he leaves?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: What do you say? We’re not — gosh, I hate to be a person making a public comment about it, it’s just — because it’s an incredibly difficult thing. How can you not be in shock over the situation? I just heard about this yesterday, and then the next thing — you hear the news about it. I didn’t even know about it till yesterday, and the next news you hear is that he’s not with us anymore. I think it just puts into perspective how fragile life is. You just don’t know. Makes me think of his kids, to be honest with you. Gosh, I feel terrible about — I have two sons now. That’s the thing that breaks my heart for sure. The racing deal, he’d probably tell you that too. He was an extreme racer, one of the best you’d ever see on track, and I’m just speaking about his skill set. I’m sure that the toughest part about it is just what he leaves behind with his kids and what they have to go through. Yeah, incredibly sad for everybody. I didn’t even know Kyle very well. I just, when I look at from afar, how can it not break your heart when you think about his kids? Q.  (No microphone)?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, I knew Kyle within motorsport, but it’s not like we were close friends or anything. I always love watching people that have just a huge skill set and tenacity for a craft. When you look at Kyle, Kyle was just one of those unique individuals that was phenomenal at what he did. I just admire that about people, I really do. I’ve always been curious about what makes that work. I don’t think every situation is the same. He had his own unique skill sets that worked for him, but he was by far one of the best, there’s no doubt. Like I said, just a sad day for motorsport that lost one of the best, but my empathy, my feelings are toward his family for sure. I hope their community can rally around the kids. That’s what’s going to matter at the end of the day. Q.  Yesterday during Media Day, we kind of talked a lot about false confidence for what these guys have for Monday — or for Sunday, I mean. Hopefully that’s not a bad omen, saying Monday. As you all look at what happened in practice today, how many cars legitimately look like they’re going to be real challengers on Sunday, and which ones kind of look like they’re pretenders? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I think a lot of people look really good this year, which also invites what Kyle’s talking about. I just think everyone just looks like they’re ready to race and figure out how do they win the last lap? That’s the kind of style that I was seeing from everybody, just as he echoed.Yeah, I think weather plays a big part. Today is an easy day. Everyone looks good today. Everyone feels good today, in some respects. We’ll see what Sunday actually brings. Q.  Supposed to be similar conditions.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It’s quite a bit warmer.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES News ConferenceFriday, May 22, 2026Indianapolis, Indiana, USAKatherine LeggePress Conference THE MODERATOR: As mentioned, great to have Katherine Legge with us, driver of the No. 11 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet for HMD Motorsports with AJ Foyt Racing, starts 26th on Sunday, fifth Indianapolis 500 for her. Final practice. Katherine, what did you think? KATHERINE LEGGE: Have I got time to think? THE MODERATOR: No, you don’t. It’s the month of May. KATHERINE LEGGE: I think this week has been getting everything bad luck-wise out of the way early. We had a disaster traveling back from New York City. It took us like a day and a half. Then this morning’s practice was — if it could have gone wrong, it did go wrong.Hopefully now we know, and we’re in the clear travel-wise, car-wise, all the things. Get it out of the way today. THE MODERATOR: Absolutely. Open it up for questions for Katherine. Q.  Katherine, I’ll just ask about Kyle Busch. Wanted to know just how much you maybe got to know him over the last couple years you’ve been doing NASCAR?KATHERINE LEGGE: I am devastated for Sam and the kids. You know, he and Samantha were two of the nicest drivers to me, welcoming me to the series. A lot of the drivers don’t even say hi, but they kind of — they took the time to get to know me and give me some help and advice, and I would class them as friends now. So it’s desperately sad. It’s also one of those things where you try not to think about it or let it in because you’ve got so much to do, you can’t let yourself get emotional. But honestly, racing has lost one of the greatest drivers, in my opinion, of all time. If you look back at the history and just — you know, he was a legend. I think there’s a lot of shock regarding it because he was so young and so healthy. It’s almost unbelievable, right? Like it just bangs home the fact that life is so unfair. Q.  Asking about Sunday, weather seems up in the air at both tracks you’re supposed to race at. How much is that kind of consuming your mind over the next 48 hours about how everything could be shifted at both places?KATHERINE LEGGE: You know what, I look at it, and I’m like: Don’t look. Then don’t go down that rabbit hole. It’s changing all the time. So I’m trying to be like what will be will be and be relaxed about it. But it doesn’t look great at the moment, I have to say. I don’t know what happens then, like it’s out of our control. If it’s bad at both places, do both get delayed and then the same amount? Does it get moved to Monday? Does it still count as doing the double if you do one race on Sunday and one race on Monday? There’s so many things that you have to just like put to the side and go it doesn’t matter. It will be what it will be. I’ll do my best with whatever situation is thrown at us, a bit like the last couple of days trying to get back from New York. Q.  Obviously with your travel woes, with the forecast, all the stuff you’re saying, you’re trying to filter a lot out. What do you let in as you’re trying to process the day that you have ahead of you?KATHERINE LEGGE: That’s a good question. I don’t know, I just keep telling myself, don’t be grumpy, don’t get grumpy. Everybody’s working incredibly hard, and I have to remember how lucky I am and how grateful I am to be here, because I am. So when all of these things keep coming in, you have to remember the positives, which is like I’m here. Like okay, we were stuck on the runway for 2 1/2 hours and we had a sinkhole, and we had all these things, but hey, I’m still going back to Indy to drive the Indy 500, right? So you have to keep everything in, I guess, perspective. It’s weird, though, because when you’re trying to be numb to that, you’re also numb to kind of the positives in what you let in. So you try not to be on the roller coaster of, yeah, it’s awesome, and then, oh, no, the clutch isn’t working or whatever it may be. Try to be kind of level-headed about it all and let it run off you like water off a duck’s back. It’s not easy. It’s come with years of practice. Q.  Guys like Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, who have done this before, have talked about what went into their preparation for it. Like Tony Stewart collapsed on pit road when he — after the 600.KATHERINE LEGGE: Did he? Don’t tell me that. Q.  Yeah, he was fine. He was fine.THE MODERATOR: We need good vibes here for Katherine. Q.  Kurt Busch talked about getting IV fluids in between the 500 and 600. What’s gone into your preparation for this race?KATHERINE LEGGE: I’ve been drinking a lot of this new sports drink called Rip It, and I’m hoping it will get me through. In all reality, nothing different. I have spoken to a few people about what I should be hydrating with in regards to like electrolytes and IVs and things like that. So I’m going to do an IV when I finish the 500 in the plane on the way to the 600. I might need one after the 600. I don’t know, I hope I don’t collapse. My biggest concern is how to get enough calories because it’s probably 2,500 calories just doing Indy, maybe more, and it’s another 3,000 calories plus in Charlotte. Which is a lot of energy that you’re expending that you need to put back in. So I have Jim Leo who’s given me a bunch of gels and bars and stuff like that and things I can eat. I have to force myself to eat on the plane because once you get out of a race car after 500 miles, you don’t want to eat. You feel sick. It’s hot. It’s brutal. You don’t want to mess your stomach up. I’m thinking can I eat in the car during the 500? Someone told me that Tony did, but then he got protein bar all over his gloves, so that didn’t work out so well for him.So we were thinking maybe baby food. When I did Ironman a years ago, I did sweet potato mashed up in a bag, which is almost like baby food. So something that doesn’t mess your stomach up. There’s been a lot of thought into the actual day, and I’ve been trying things throughout the week. With regard to fitness, I’ve not done much the last couple of weeks because we’ve been so busy. So I’m hoping that me training year-round is going to carry me through. Q.  One more. Now for the 500, you’ve had multiple days of multiple hours of practice, but with the 600 tomorrow, you’re only going to have 25 minutes of practice.KATHERINE LEGGE: Maybe. Q.  And that’s assuming the weather cooperates.KATHERINE LEGGE: Maybe, yeah. Q.  What challenge does that present you?KATHERINE LEGGE: I am praying to all of the weather gods at the moment that we get practice. I desperately need practice in the Cup car. It’s going to be my second mile and a half, I think, and maybe my fifth or sixth Cup start. I do not want to turn into turn one after the green without having driven Charlotte in a car I don’t know that well. So there is a concern that it will rain tomorrow, and if practice and qualifying gets rained out, I’ve been frantically asking everybody, okay, what happens then? Can we run practice on Sunday? It would be the O’Reilly race on Sunday instead. So they said no. Yeah, it’s less than ideal. Obviously that doesn’t fill me with warm and fuzzies, but again, it is what it is. We committed to doing this thing, and we’re not going to not do it because I don’t feel ready. I mean, it’s too late for that. Q.  Obviously a lot of people are going to be spending the next couple of days preparing for the race, whether it’s strategy or what they do at the start, et cetera. As you said, you’ve got limited time for NASCAR and have to focus on that. How do you balance preparing for this race the last couple of days but also focus on what you’re doing for Charlotte?KATHERINE LEGGE: It’s been quite a bit hectic with all the travel woes, honestly. I wanted to sit down and watch last year’s 600 and last year’s 500 and switch between the two and get my head in the game and spend time with my engineers. I haven’t had that luxury, so it feels like we’re on our back foot a little bit. In all honesty, it’s not that much to do in Charlotte. I would have loved the opportunity to go over there and drive the sim again in preparation. Unfortunately, again, with travel and everything else, that didn’t happen. So we will do our best, and I don’t know when I’m going to get the chance now because we’ve got a pretty packed schedule.I’ll figure it out. It’s either that or sleeping. It’s preparation or sleep. So there’s got to be a compromise in there somewhere. THE MODERATOR: Hopefully it’s smooth sailing from here on out for you. Thanks for coming out. Good luck this weekend. After the pit stop competition, hopefully there is one, weather permitting, we’ll bring out the champion team. That will be the next opportunity news conference-wise here a little bit later this afternoon. Tune-In GuideSunday, May 24110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbrdige Pre-Race Show – 10am (ET)/9am (CT)/8am (MT)/7am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbrdige – 12:30pm (ET)/11:30am (CT)/10:30am (MT)/9:30am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CONCORD, NC — May 22, 2026 — Throughout the four decades of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, each schedule contains a rotation of new tracks to challenge drivers while leaving a share of traditional areas that have become mainstays. 

In the 2026 schedule, nine tracks have hosted a Hell Tour race for 25 years or longer, becoming storied Midwestern sites filled with history that have shaped the first 40 years of the Summer Nationals. 

Let’s take a look at the tracks that have seen it all: 

Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) 

Races Held: 39 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 13 

The oldest active track on the Hell Tour is nestled in the small town of Fairbury, IL, which hosted the second-ever Summer Nationals race and has remained on the schedule since 1990. 

Scoring the most Feature wins at “FALS” with the Summer Nationals is Batesville, AR’s Billy Moyer, who went to Victory Lane eight times between 1994 and 2018. Shannon Babb owns the second-most with five wins. 

Held one month before the Prairie Dirt Classic at the end of July, the challenge to sweep the Summer Nationals and World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision is daunting, but not impossible. Wisconsin’s Jimmy Mars was the first driver to sweep both events in 2005, and “Land of Lincoln” native Brian Shirley joined Mars in the exclusive club exactly 20 years later. 

Macon Speedway (Macon, IL) 

Races Held: 39 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5 wins) 

2026 Date: Sunday, July 5 

Becoming the home of the crown jewel of the Summer Nationals through the Herald & Review 100, the 1/5-mile bullring of Macon Speedway has seen the unlikeliest moments in history. 

Shannon Babb holds the record for the most wins in the Herald & Review 100 with five (2006, 2009, 2011, 2013-14), but he also has a unique relationship with the event. In 1997, Babb’s engine quit on him before the start of the Feature, but local driver Virgil Bilbrey gave the 23-year-old driver his Late Model as a replacement. Babb climbed up the field to cross the finish line in first, but the Moweaqua, IL native ended up 20 pounds short of what would’ve been his first Hell Tour victory. 

“The Coolest Bullring in the Country” has been an opportunity for future names of dirt Late Model racing to shine, with winners including Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1994), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr. (2010), Brian Shirley (2012), Bobby Pierce (2016-17, 2021), and Brandon Sheppard (2020). In the 2025 Herald & Review 100, St. Augustine, FL’s Trey Mills bested Sheppard at the finish line for his first win in the event before joining the World of Outlaws the next season. 

Kankakee County Speedway (Kankakee, IL) 

Races Held: 35  

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins) 

2026 Date: Wednesday, June 10 

Located 80 miles away from Chicago, Kankakee County Speedway has been a long-standing institution of the Summer Nationals since hosting the third-ever tour race on Independence Day 1986. 

The 1/4-mile track has been an annual stop on the Hell Tour through the early days of the year’s campaign. In 2026, it is scheduled for the second night of the opening week on June 10. 

Kankakee has also been a stepping stone for drivers vying to contend in the month-long hunt for the championship. Drivers who have won at the track before winning the overall title include Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1993-94), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr (2007), Bobby Pierce (2016-17), Brian Shirley (2019), and Jason Feger, joining the group in 2025. 

Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) 

Races Held: 34 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6 wins) 

2026 Date: Friday, June 19 

Farmer City Raceway did not join the Summer Nationals calendar until 1989. But once it did, it has never been removed. 

The Illinois 1/4-mile is unique in its shape with a former horse track surrounding the racing area, with flatter banking in Turns 1-2 and higher-banked Turns 3-4, which holds the only section of outside wall on the surface. 

Though 10 drivers from the “Land of Lincoln” have conquered the track, no driver has 3/4 of the wins that Batesville, AR’s Moyer owns at Farmer City, taking home six total victories. Indiana’s Don O’Neal and Illinois’ Babb are tied for second-most with three wins apiece. 

Oakshade Raceway (Wauseon, OH) 

Races Held: 29 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb, Matt Miller, Ashton Winger (3 wins) 

2026 Date: Saturday, July 11 

When Oakshade Raceway began hosting the Summer Nationals at the start of the 21st century, it was also the first Ohio track to be added to the schedule as the inaugural Birthday Race marked the season finale. 

Since Kevin Weaver won the night’s Feature to clinch the 2000 title, Oakshade has evolved into a traditional home to one of the final challenges on the Hell Tour that can be the decision-maker of the year’s champion. 

In last year’s visit to the Wauseon, OH track, it produced a championship-implicating moment as contenders Tyler Erb and Jason Feger made contact in the final laps, sending the No. 1 Rocket Chassis spinning as Feger’s No. 25 secured the 2025 championship in points. 

I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park (Pevely, MO) 

Races Held: 28  

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 20 

The tight bullring of I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park has been a highlight on the Summer Nationals schedule, challenging competitors at the top of dirt Late Model racing. 

The Super Late Models visited Pevely, MO, from 1989 to 1991, then a five-year gap occurred before the track became part of the annual challenge in 1996. I-55 has seen the best drivers in dirt Late Model racing clash at the track, including co-sanctioned doubleheaders with the World of Outlaws Late Models in 2022 and 2025. 

Moyer owns the most Hell Tour victories at I-55 with six triumphs. Ed Dixon and Brandon Sheppard share second place in wins at the track with three each. Moyer and Sheppard are the only drivers to win three consecutive I-55 Features, with “Mr. Smooth” setting the benchmark from 2010 to 2012 while “Rocket Shepp” tied the record from 2017 to 2020. 

Highland Speedway (Highland, IL) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5) 

2026 Date: Saturday, July 4 

Highland Speedway has grown into a familiar favorite as it sits in the heart of the Summer Nationals schedule. 

The first trek to the track happened in 1990, with Scott Bloomquist emerging as the victor. Since 2004, the track has hosted the Hell Tour every year, with the 2026 chapter falling on America’s 250th birthday. 

The Illinois 1/4-mile earned its “World Famous” nickname through the high-tension racing while forging the names of future stars. In 2009, Steve Sheppard and Dennis Erb Jr collided in a Heat Race, then Sheppard climbed out of his car and flew onto Erb’s No. 28, receiving the “Super Shepp” moniker. In 2014, a Californian named Tyler Reddick won his first Hell Tour Feature before progressing into the NASCAR ranks and becoming a star driver and Daytona 500 champion for 23XI Racing. 

Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (7) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 27 

Affectionately known as “The Class Track,” Tri-State Speedway’s wide straightaways and paperclip-like turns have made it a destination sight to watch Super Late Models during the Summer Nationals. 

The Haubstadt, IN bullring made its first run with the Late Models from 1989-91, then a visit in 1997 saw Donnie Moran take victory before the track was added to the schedule annually since 1999. In the 1999 chapter, Shannon Babb captured his first career Hell Tour win.  

Twenty-six years later, Babb’s track-high seventh win earned him a $10,000 payday and broke a tie with Billy Moyer for most Hell Tour victories all-time with 102.  

Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer, Bobby Pierce (5) 

2026 Date: Friday, June 12 

Approximately 13 miles away from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Tri-City Speedway is a keystone facility as part of the original seven tracks to host the 1986 inaugural season. 

Tri-City hosted the Summer Nationals up until 1989, then went on a seven-year hiatus from hosting until 1996. After that, there was an eight-year gap until the tour made the track an annual stop since 2004. 

The two five-time Hell Tour champions, Billy Moyer and Bobby Pierce, own the most wins at the track with five triumphs each. Tri-City is tied with Macon Speedway as the Illinois track with the most first-time Summer Nationals winners, with eight drivers. 

The 40th anniversary of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals will begin on Tuesday, June 9, at the Brownstown Bullring, with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals racing alongside. For the full schedule and event info, visit the DIRTcar Summer Nationals website. 

How can you watch every lap of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Live on DIRTVision.

HELL’S NINE: Digging Into Summer Nationals’ Longest Running Tracks 

CONCORD, NC — May 22, 2026 — Throughout the four decades of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, each schedule contains a rotation of new tracks to challenge drivers while leaving a share of traditional areas that have become mainstays. 

In the 2026 schedule, nine tracks have hosted a Hell Tour race for 25 years or longer, becoming storied Midwestern sites filled with history that have shaped the first 40 years of the Summer Nationals. 

Let’s take a look at the tracks that have seen it all: 

Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) 

Races Held: 39 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 13 

The oldest active track on the Hell Tour is nestled in the small town of Fairbury, IL, which hosted the second-ever Summer Nationals race and has remained on the schedule since 1990. 

Scoring the most Feature wins at “FALS” with the Summer Nationals is Batesville, AR’s Billy Moyer, who went to Victory Lane eight times between 1994 and 2018. Shannon Babb owns the second-most with five wins. 

Held one month before the Prairie Dirt Classic at the end of July, the challenge to sweep the Summer Nationals and World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision is daunting, but not impossible. Wisconsin’s Jimmy Mars was the first driver to sweep both events in 2005, and “Land of Lincoln” native Brian Shirley joined Mars in the exclusive club exactly 20 years later. 

Macon Speedway (Macon, IL) 

Races Held: 39 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5 wins) 

2026 Date: Sunday, July 5 

Becoming the home of the crown jewel of the Summer Nationals through the Herald & Review 100, the 1/5-mile bullring of Macon Speedway has seen the unlikeliest moments in history. 

Shannon Babb holds the record for the most wins in the Herald & Review 100 with five (2006, 2009, 2011, 2013-14), but he also has a unique relationship with the event. In 1997, Babb’s engine quit on him before the start of the Feature, but local driver Virgil Bilbrey gave the 23-year-old driver his Late Model as a replacement. Babb climbed up the field to cross the finish line in first, but the Moweaqua, IL native ended up 20 pounds short of what would’ve been his first Hell Tour victory. 

“The Coolest Bullring in the Country” has been an opportunity for future names of dirt Late Model racing to shine, with winners including Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1994), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr. (2010), Brian Shirley (2012), Bobby Pierce (2016-17, 2021), and Brandon Sheppard (2020). In the 2025 Herald & Review 100, St. Augustine, FL’s Trey Mills bested Sheppard at the finish line for his first win in the event before joining the World of Outlaws the next season. 

Kankakee County Speedway (Kankakee, IL) 

Races Held: 35  

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins) 

2026 Date: Wednesday, June 10 

Located 80 miles away from Chicago, Kankakee County Speedway has been a long-standing institution of the Summer Nationals since hosting the third-ever tour race on Independence Day 1986. 

The 1/4-mile track has been an annual stop on the Hell Tour through the early days of the year’s campaign. In 2026, it is scheduled for the second night of the opening week on June 10. 

Kankakee has also been a stepping stone for drivers vying to contend in the month-long hunt for the championship. Drivers who have won at the track before winning the overall title include Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1993-94), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr (2007), Bobby Pierce (2016-17), Brian Shirley (2019), and Jason Feger, joining the group in 2025. 

Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) 

Races Held: 34 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6 wins) 

2026 Date: Friday, June 19 

Farmer City Raceway did not join the Summer Nationals calendar until 1989. But once it did, it has never been removed. 

The Illinois 1/4-mile is unique in its shape with a former horse track surrounding the racing area, with flatter banking in Turns 1-2 and higher-banked Turns 3-4, which holds the only section of outside wall on the surface. 

Though 10 drivers from the “Land of Lincoln” have conquered the track, no driver has 3/4 of the wins that Batesville, AR’s Moyer owns at Farmer City, taking home six total victories. Indiana’s Don O’Neal and Illinois’ Babb are tied for second-most with three wins apiece. 

Oakshade Raceway (Wauseon, OH) 

Races Held: 29 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb, Matt Miller, Ashton Winger (3 wins) 

2026 Date: Saturday, July 11 

When Oakshade Raceway began hosting the Summer Nationals at the start of the 21st century, it was also the first Ohio track to be added to the schedule as the inaugural Birthday Race marked the season finale. 

Since Kevin Weaver won the night’s Feature to clinch the 2000 title, Oakshade has evolved into a traditional home to one of the final challenges on the Hell Tour that can be the decision-maker of the year’s champion. 

In last year’s visit to the Wauseon, OH track, it produced a championship-implicating moment as contenders Tyler Erb and Jason Feger made contact in the final laps, sending the No. 1 Rocket Chassis spinning as Feger’s No. 25 secured the 2025 championship in points. 

I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park (Pevely, MO) 

Races Held: 28  

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 20 

The tight bullring of I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park has been a highlight on the Summer Nationals schedule, challenging competitors at the top of dirt Late Model racing. 

The Super Late Models visited Pevely, MO, from 1989 to 1991, then a five-year gap occurred before the track became part of the annual challenge in 1996. I-55 has seen the best drivers in dirt Late Model racing clash at the track, including co-sanctioned doubleheaders with the World of Outlaws Late Models in 2022 and 2025. 

Moyer owns the most Hell Tour victories at I-55 with six triumphs. Ed Dixon and Brandon Sheppard share second place in wins at the track with three each. Moyer and Sheppard are the only drivers to win three consecutive I-55 Features, with “Mr. Smooth” setting the benchmark from 2010 to 2012 while “Rocket Shepp” tied the record from 2017 to 2020. 

Highland Speedway (Highland, IL) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5) 

2026 Date: Saturday, July 4 

Highland Speedway has grown into a familiar favorite as it sits in the heart of the Summer Nationals schedule. 

The first trek to the track happened in 1990, with Scott Bloomquist emerging as the victor. Since 2004, the track has hosted the Hell Tour every year, with the 2026 chapter falling on America’s 250th birthday. 

The Illinois 1/4-mile earned its “World Famous” nickname through the high-tension racing while forging the names of future stars. In 2009, Steve Sheppard and Dennis Erb Jr collided in a Heat Race, then Sheppard climbed out of his car and flew onto Erb’s No. 28, receiving the “Super Shepp” moniker. In 2014, a Californian named Tyler Reddick won his first Hell Tour Feature before progressing into the NASCAR ranks and becoming a star driver and Daytona 500 champion for 23XI Racing. 

Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (7) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 27 

Affectionately known as “The Class Track,” Tri-State Speedway’s wide straightaways and paperclip-like turns have made it a destination sight to watch Super Late Models during the Summer Nationals. 

The Haubstadt, IN bullring made its first run with the Late Models from 1989-91, then a visit in 1997 saw Donnie Moran take victory before the track was added to the schedule annually since 1999. In the 1999 chapter, Shannon Babb captured his first career Hell Tour win.  

Twenty-six years later, Babb’s track-high seventh win earned him a $10,000 payday and broke a tie with Billy Moyer for most Hell Tour victories all-time with 102.  

Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer, Bobby Pierce (5) 

2026 Date: Friday, June 12 

Approximately 13 miles away from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Tri-City Speedway is a keystone facility as part of the original seven tracks to host the 1986 inaugural season. 

Tri-City hosted the Summer Nationals up until 1989, then went on a seven-year hiatus from hosting until 1996. After that, there was an eight-year gap until the tour made the track an annual stop since 2004. 

The two five-time Hell Tour champions, Billy Moyer and Bobby Pierce, own the most wins at the track with five triumphs each. Tri-City is tied with Macon Speedway as the Illinois track with the most first-time Summer Nationals winners, with eight drivers. 

The 40th anniversary of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals will begin on Tuesday, June 9, at the Brownstown Bullring, with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals racing alongside. For the full schedule and event info, visit the DIRTcar Summer Nationals website. 

How can you watch every lap of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE:https://dirtcarsummernationals.com/news/hells-nine-digging-into-summer-nationals-longest-running-tracks/

CONCORD, NC (May 22, 2026) – Summertime in the dirt Late Model world means one thing – there’s no time to rest.

June will be one of the busiest months of 2026 for teams in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, with nine race nights on the docket. Following the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, the Series will return to competition with three-straight weeks of action at seven different tracks spanning from West Virginia to North Dakota.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

West Virginia Motor Speedway | RACEFEST Summer Championship (June 12-13): The signature WVMS hillside grandstand will be packed once again next month.

After sitting dormant for two years, the massive 5/8-mile track was reconfigured into a smaller 3/8-mile layout that debuted last fall. The track has seen strong turnouts of fans and racers for the regional shows they have hosted in recent months, and things are slated to get even bigger when the World of Outlaws return to the “Mountaineer State.”

Three Super Late Model races have been contested on the new layout, and Series regular Drake Troutman went to Victory Lane in the most recent one on May 3. While the World of Outlaws are new to the revamped West Virginia, the Series does have a history on the old configuration. Jackie Boggs swept a two-night weekend in 2004 before Steve Shaver did the same six years later in 2010. The most recent visit came in 2013 when Josh Richards topped a 50-lap duel.

141 Speedway | Maribel Late Model Showdown (June 19-20): Once the checkered flag falls, teams will make the 10-hour drive north to Wisconsin to begin a three-week stretch of nonstop racing in the upper Midwest.

Located 20 miles southeast of Green Bay, 141 is best known for hosting big events in the Sprint Car and IMCA worlds, but the track has a history of Late Model racing as well. Most of it has come under the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour banner, as the regional tour has been to 141 10 times, with Bonduel, WI’s Nick Anvelink leading the way with four wins.

The June doubleheader will be the first World of Outlaws appearance in the track’s history, but six Series regulars have competed there before. Dennis Erb Jr., Brent Larson, Tim McCreadie and Bobby Pierce have all turned laps in a Late Model, while Ethan Dotson and Ryan Gustin have done so in a Modified.

Ogilvie Raceway | Land of Lakes Classic (June 22): The Minnesota portion of the northern swing begins with a Monday night return to Ogilvie.

It’s been seven years since the last fendered World of Outlaws race at the 3/8-mile oval. Ogilvie appeared on the schedule in four-straight seasons from 2016 to 2019, with Josh Richards winning the inaugural visit, Chris Madden going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018 and Shane Clanton standing as the most recent winner from 2019. On the Modified side, Ryan Gustin and Dustin Sorensen are both past Ogilvie winners with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) from 2012 and 2022, respectively.

I-94 emr Speedway | Fergus Falls Frenzy (June 24): Wednesday’s agenda takes the Series east to Fergus Falls, MN for I-94’s third World of Outlaws event.

This year’s stop will be the first under the ownership of James Trantina III, who recently purchased the track from Don Shaw. I-94 is the latest addition to Trantina’s growing portfolio in the racing world and beyond, which also includes Granite City Motor Park, Dan Ebert’s nationally-touring Late Model team and Collins Brothers Towing.

Frank Heckenast Jr. won the World of Outlaws debut at I-94 in 2021 before Bobby Pierce won the latest one in 2023. In addition to its World of Outlaws date, the track is also home to the WISSOTA 100 every September, which attracts hundreds of cars each year for the largest event for weekly racers in the upper Midwest.

River Cities Speedway | Grand Forks Late Model Showdown (June 26): A cornerstone track on the northern swing every summer, the World of Outlaws will roll into Grand Forks, ND for the 10th year in a row and the 19th time overall.

Last year, Nick Hoffman became the 13th different winner at River Cities with the Series in a thrilling battle around the bullring with Ashton Winger and Brian Shirley. No one has won more than twice, with Shane Clanton, Darrell Lanigan, Tim McCreadie and Brandon Sheppard each holding a spot in that club.

Nodak Speedway | Minot Mayhem (June 28): The Series made its triumphant return to Minot, ND last season after 36 years away, and it’s coming back for more in 2026.

Last year’s race saw a massive crowd descend on Nodak for the Sunday night spectacle which Tim McCreadie won after a three-wide pass for the lead. He joined Billy Moyer and Mitch Johnson as the third World of Outlaws winner at Nodak, and will try to become the track’s first two-time winner next month.

Norman County Raceway | Start to Finish Showdown (June 30): The tour returns to Minnesota for a midweek stop at Norman County, which shifts from its previous Saturday date to a Tuesday slot in 2026 as the lead-in to Deer Creek Speedway’s NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 on July 4th weekend.

The World of Outlaws will be heading to Ada, MN for the third year in a row as the field looks to dethrone Nick Hoffman as the king of Norman County. The Mooresville, NC driver won both previous visits, although the ways in which he won couldn’t be more different. In 2024, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce and Ryan Gustin all had problems while leading, and Hoffman was in the right place at the right time to pick up the pieces and score the win. Alternatively, Hoffman was the man to beat for the entirety of last year’s race, leading all 50 laps to win by more than a second.

Find tickets and more information for every World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event in 2026 by clicking here.

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

THE MONTH AHEAD: June Roadmap Includes New Tracks, Northern Swing

CONCORD, NC (May 22, 2026) – Summertime in the dirt Late Model world means one thing – there’s no time to rest.

June will be one of the busiest months of 2026 for teams in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, with nine race nights on the docket. Following the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, the Series will return to competition with three-straight weeks of action at seven different tracks spanning from West Virginia to North Dakota.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

West Virginia Motor Speedway | RACEFEST Summer Championship (June 12-13): The signature WVMS hillside grandstand will be packed once again next month.

After sitting dormant for two years, the massive 5/8-mile track was reconfigured into a smaller 3/8-mile layout that debuted last fall. The track has seen strong turnouts of fans and racers for the regional shows they have hosted in recent months, and things are slated to get even bigger when the World of Outlaws return to the “Mountaineer State.”

Three Super Late Model races have been contested on the new layout, and Series regular Drake Troutman went to Victory Lane in the most recent one on May 3. While the World of Outlaws are new to the revamped West Virginia, the Series does have a history on the old configuration. Jackie Boggs swept a two-night weekend in 2004 before Steve Shaver did the same six years later in 2010. The most recent visit came in 2013 when Josh Richards topped a 50-lap duel.

141 Speedway | Maribel Late Model Showdown (June 19-20): Once the checkered flag falls, teams will make the 10-hour drive north to Wisconsin to begin a three-week stretch of nonstop racing in the upper Midwest.

Located 20 miles southeast of Green Bay, 141 is best known for hosting big events in the Sprint Car and IMCA worlds, but the track has a history of Late Model racing as well. Most of it has come under the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour banner, as the regional tour has been to 141 10 times, with Bonduel, WI’s Nick Anvelink leading the way with four wins.

The June doubleheader will be the first World of Outlaws appearance in the track’s history, but six Series regulars have competed there before. Dennis Erb Jr., Brent Larson, Tim McCreadie and Bobby Pierce have all turned laps in a Late Model, while Ethan Dotson and Ryan Gustin have done so in a Modified.

Ogilvie Raceway | Land of Lakes Classic (June 22): The Minnesota portion of the northern swing begins with a Monday night return to Ogilvie.

It’s been seven years since the last fendered World of Outlaws race at the 3/8-mile oval. Ogilvie appeared on the schedule in four-straight seasons from 2016 to 2019, with Josh Richards winning the inaugural visit, Chris Madden going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018 and Shane Clanton standing as the most recent winner from 2019. On the Modified side, Ryan Gustin and Dustin Sorensen are both past Ogilvie winners with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) from 2012 and 2022, respectively.

I-94 emr Speedway | Fergus Falls Frenzy (June 24): Wednesday’s agenda takes the Series east to Fergus Falls, MN for I-94’s third World of Outlaws event.

This year’s stop will be the first under the ownership of James Trantina III, who recently purchased the track from Don Shaw. I-94 is the latest addition to Trantina’s growing portfolio in the racing world and beyond, which also includes Granite City Motor Park, Dan Ebert’s nationally-touring Late Model team and Collins Brothers Towing.

Frank Heckenast Jr. won the World of Outlaws debut at I-94 in 2021 before Bobby Pierce won the latest one in 2023. In addition to its World of Outlaws date, the track is also home to the WISSOTA 100 every September, which attracts hundreds of cars each year for the largest event for weekly racers in the upper Midwest.

River Cities Speedway | Grand Forks Late Model Showdown (June 26): A cornerstone track on the northern swing every summer, the World of Outlaws will roll into Grand Forks, ND for the 10th year in a row and the 19th time overall.

Last year, Nick Hoffman became the 13th different winner at River Cities with the Series in a thrilling battle around the bullring with Ashton Winger and Brian Shirley. No one has won more than twice, with Shane Clanton, Darrell Lanigan, Tim McCreadie and Brandon Sheppard each holding a spot in that club.

Nodak Speedway | Minot Mayhem (June 28): The Series made its triumphant return to Minot, ND last season after 36 years away, and it’s coming back for more in 2026.

Last year’s race saw a massive crowd descend on Nodak for the Sunday night spectacle which Tim McCreadie won after a three-wide pass for the lead. He joined Billy Moyer and Mitch Johnson as the third World of Outlaws winner at Nodak, and will try to become the track’s first two-time winner next month.

Norman County Raceway | Start to Finish Showdown (June 30): The tour returns to Minnesota for a midweek stop at Norman County, which shifts from its previous Saturday date to a Tuesday slot in 2026 as the lead-in to Deer Creek Speedway’s NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 on July 4th weekend.

The World of Outlaws will be heading to Ada, MN for the third year in a row as the field looks to dethrone Nick Hoffman as the king of Norman County. The Mooresville, NC driver won both previous visits, although the ways in which he won couldn’t be more different. In 2024, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce and Ryan Gustin all had problems while leading, and Hoffman was in the right place at the right time to pick up the pieces and score the win. Alternatively, Hoffman was the man to beat for the entirety of last year’s race, leading all 50 laps to win by more than a second.

Find tickets and more information for every World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event in 2026 by clicking here.

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

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/the-month-ahead-june-roadmap-includes-new-tracks-northern-swing/

JACKSONVILLE, IL (May 21, 2026) – Jacksonville Speedway has done it again.

It’s tough to live up to the hype that the Illinois bullring brings. Fans come to watch the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series expecting to see one of the best races they’ll witness all year. And that’s exactly what Jacksonville continues to provide.

The Greatest Show on Dirt rolled into the “Land of Lincoln” on Thursday for the Hy-Vee Perks 40, and the sold out grandstand was once again treated to a wild main event.

This time around it was Carson Macedo and Spencer Bayston dueling it out for the top spot while battles everywhere raged on behind them. Bayston got the early jump, but Macedo wasted no time snatching second from his brother then ripping the top around Bayston for the lead on Lap 3.

The war was far from over as Bayston reeled the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 back in as they fought traffic. The Lebanon, IN native threw a slider, and the two traded the top spot a few times before Bayston wrestled it away. But one mistake would wind up costing the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 as Bayston pounded the wall in Turns 3 and 4, allowing Macedo to slip back around on the 18th circuit. Bayston took one last shot on a late restart, but it wasn’t enough as Macedo pulled away to the checkered flag.

“I was able to get to the top before anybody else,” Macedo said. “I don’t think they knew that it was there. Then I just got messed up in lapped traffic, and Spencer was able to get by me. Then he plowed the wall, and I was able to cross back over and get in front of him. That was kind of the race. I knew on that last restart when I had some clean air I was in a good spot. I was hoping it would lock down, but it really didn’t lock down that much. Big thanks to this team.”

Macedo became the fourth multi-time winner this season, joining David Gravel (five), Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (five), and Anthony Macri (two). The Lemoore, CA driver is up to 60 career World of Outlaws wins, becoming the 16th driver to reach that mark. He’s also the first competitor through seven Jacksonville visits for The Greatest Show on Dirt to win a pair. The 29-year-old topped the 2019 race aboard the Kyle Larson Racing No. 2.

Bayston brought the NOS Energy Drink No. 17 home second for his best finish since winning the season opener.

Polesitter Cole Macedo finished third to make the Macedo brothers bookend the podium. It marked his best finish of the season so far in the TwoC Racing No. 2C.

Sheldon Haudenschild and David Gravel completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

David Gravel clocked his ninth Simpson Quick Time of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Cole Macedo (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Joel Myers Jr. (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Carson Macedo (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Spencer Bayston (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Spencer Bayston.

Cole Macedo topped the Toyota Dash.

Skylar Gee won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Emerson Axsom wheeled from 22nd to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

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

A 10th-place effort made Kasey Jedrzejek the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Carson Macedo set the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Joe B. Miller.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on a new look Memorial Day weekend event with the Stars and Stripes Salute taking the tour to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, May 23 and Huset’s Speedway on Saturday, May 24 for $20,000-to-win each night. 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 (40 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[4]; 2. 17-Spencer Bayston[2]; 3. 2C-Cole Macedo[1]; 4. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[9]; 5. 2-David Gravel[6]; 6. 83-Michael Kofoid[5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 8. 19-Joel Myers Jr[7]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart[10]; 10. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[16]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog[12]; 12. 45X-Rees Moran[11]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[22]; 14. 7A-Will Armitage[3]; 15. 7S-Chris Windom[20]; 16. 51-Ashton Torgerson[23]; 17. 16C-Skylar Gee[21]; 18. 92-Zach Daum[17]; 19. 29-Brayton Lynch[19]; 20. (DNF) 9X-Paul Nienhiser[15]; 21. (DNF) 23-Garet Williamson[18]; 22. (DNF) 51B-Joe B Miller[8]; 23. (DNF) 22-Riley Goodno[24]; 24. (DNF) 37-Bryce Norris[14]

For complete results, CLICK HERE. 

BULLRING BATTLE: Macedo Trumps Bayston for Second Jacksonville Victory

JACKSONVILLE, IL (May 21, 2026) – Jacksonville Speedway has done it again.

It’s tough to live up to the hype that the Illinois bullring brings. Fans come to watch the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series expecting to see one of the best races they’ll witness all year. And that’s exactly what Jacksonville continues to provide.

The Greatest Show on Dirt rolled into the “Land of Lincoln” on Thursday for the Hy-Vee Perks 40, and the sold out grandstand was once again treated to a wild main event.

This time around it was Carson Macedo and Spencer Bayston dueling it out for the top spot while battles everywhere raged on behind them. Bayston got the early jump, but Macedo wasted no time snatching second from his brother then ripping the top around Bayston for the lead on Lap 3.

The war was far from over as Bayston reeled the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 back in as they fought traffic. The Lebanon, IN native threw a slider, and the two traded the top spot a few times before Bayston wrestled it away. But one mistake would wind up costing the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 as Bayston pounded the wall in Turns 3 and 4, allowing Macedo to slip back around on the 18th circuit. Bayston took one last shot on a late restart, but it wasn’t enough as Macedo pulled away to the checkered flag.

“I was able to get to the top before anybody else,” Macedo said. “I don’t think they knew that it was there. Then I just got messed up in lapped traffic, and Spencer was able to get by me. Then he plowed the wall, and I was able to cross back over and get in front of him. That was kind of the race. I knew on that last restart when I had some clean air I was in a good spot. I was hoping it would lock down, but it really didn’t lock down that much. Big thanks to this team.”

Macedo became the fourth multi-time winner this season, joining David Gravel (five), Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (five), and Anthony Macri (two). The Lemoore, CA driver is up to 60 career World of Outlaws wins, becoming the 16th driver to reach that mark. He’s also the first competitor through seven Jacksonville visits for The Greatest Show on Dirt to win a pair. The 29-year-old topped the 2019 race aboard the Kyle Larson Racing No. 2.

Bayston brought the NOS Energy Drink No. 17 home second for his best finish since winning the season opener.

Polesitter Cole Macedo finished third to make the Macedo brothers bookend the podium. It marked his best finish of the season so far in the TwoC Racing No. 2C.

Sheldon Haudenschild and David Gravel completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

David Gravel clocked his ninth Simpson Quick Time of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Cole Macedo (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Joel Myers Jr. (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Carson Macedo (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Spencer Bayston (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Spencer Bayston.

Cole Macedo topped the Toyota Dash.

Skylar Gee won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Emerson Axsom wheeled from 22nd to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

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

A 10th-place effort made Kasey Jedrzejek the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Carson Macedo set the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Joe B. Miller.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on a new look Memorial Day weekend event with the Stars and Stripes Salute taking the tour to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, May 23 and Huset’s Speedway on Saturday, May 24 for $20,000-to-win each night. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[4]; 2. 17-Spencer Bayston[2]; 3. 2C-Cole Macedo[1]; 4. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[9]; 5. 2-David Gravel[6]; 6. 83-Michael Kofoid[5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 8. 19-Joel Myers Jr[7]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart[10]; 10. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[16]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog[12]; 12. 45X-Rees Moran[11]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[22]; 14. 7A-Will Armitage[3]; 15. 7S-Chris Windom[20]; 16. 51-Ashton Torgerson[23]; 17. 16C-Skylar Gee[21]; 18. 92-Zach Daum[17]; 19. 29-Brayton Lynch[19]; 20. (DNF) 9X-Paul Nienhiser[15]; 21. (DNF) 23-Garet Williamson[18]; 22. (DNF) 51B-Joe B Miller[8]; 23. (DNF) 22-Riley Goodno[24]; 24. (DNF) 37-Bryce Norris[14]

For complete results, CLICK HERE. 

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