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

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

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Media Availability Quotes:  Talk about what your week’s been like since that epic race last weekend.“Yeah, just we just got back from LA and I’m still trying to figure out where I’m at (laughs). But yeah, obviously it was a lot of fun to celebrate with the No. 7 team and everyone at Spire Motorsports. It was a very special win. To be able to bring the car full of confetti, along with the trophy, the ring and all those things, back to the KBM shop, I would say it was the highlight of the week. It was very, very special. I felt like I enjoyed it a lot and the entire team enjoyed it a lot. We celebrated the victory for a few days, but now it’s time to move on, right? We have another task today and tomorrow. Yesterday, we were in LA for the premiere of my documentary, which I can’t wait for you guys to see it hopefully very soon. It was very special to see it on the big screen with a lot of friends and people that helped make this project happen. That was a lot of fun. We flew on a red eye here, which is why I’m a zombie right now (laughs). But yeah, it was great and I’m looking forward to hopefully get on track here in a couple hours.”   This weekend starts the second-half of the regular season. From your perspective, what do you and the No. 7 team need to accomplish over this next 13 weeks to give yourselves a shot at really contending in the Chase? “Yeah, I mean, I think that we have to continue to improve our overall program, right? I think the No. 7 team has shown good speed. I still feel like we have a little bit of work to do, from Saturday’s to Sunday’s. I feel like our Saturday’s have been pretty strong with practice and qualifying. But we still have a little bit of work to do from Saturday’s to Sunday’s. We’re there, right, I would say 50 percent of the time. But we still have a little bit of work to do on the other 50 percent of the time. Sometimes we just put ourselves a little bit behind. Eventually we get it right and then we see the potential of the car.  But we still have a little bit of work to do. There has been a lot of changes on our pit crew, so we just need a little bit of time with a new group to get some more reps and do things right. The last couple of weeks, the pit crew has been working very, very hard. With that being said, the last couple of weeks, we’ve had issues. We crashed in the All-Star Race qualifying because of a loose wheel, and we had a loose wheel on the first stop in the Coca-Cola 600 that put us behind, as well. We won the race, but we still have a lot of work to do. For me, that’s something that I’m not forgetting about and I’m really pushing my team to continue to push in those areas to continue to improve because every single team out there is going to continue to get better, so we have to continue to move the bar higher and higher.”   How can you utilize this weekend to ride the momentum from the victory last weekend and still find those ways to improve this weekend at Nashville? “To me, momentum is key in this sport and in any sport, right? The energy and the spirit of the entire team is very high and that helps a lot. That’s a huge step forward already. With that being said, that’s not going to fix the problems, right? We don’t have like huge problems. We’re a very competitive team. We’re not 10th in points by a lot. We’ve been a competitive team for the entire first few months of the season, so we just have to continue to be honest with ourselves and to analyze the areas of improvement and put a plan together to improve those areas. Like I said, the guys on my pit crew have a lot of talent, we just need a little bit of time. And in that process, we can’t have loose wheels. If I hadn’t detected the loose wheel last weekend, I wouldn’t be sitting here right now with a win. It’s just one of those things that we just have to be aware of our strengths and weaknesses and go to work on the weaknesses.”   Spire Motorsports has won two races this season between you and Carson (Hocevar). Where do you see this organization going by the end of the season between you and Carson? “And Michael (McDowell), as well. Michael has been doing a good job lately. They’ve gotten the No. 71 program better. I believe Michael is going to get much better here very soon, and hopefully, we can get him in victory lane.  I don’t know about you guys, but for me, it’s not a surprise. I saw this coming from Spire Motorsports from the outside looking in since last year, and that’s why I joined this organization. This team has been hiring great talent. They have a very good foundation, which is being led by Jeff Dickerson, Bill Anthony and a lot of great people. When you see something like this, the team keeps growing and good sponsors are supporting the program, it’s just going to continue to get better because the foundation is strong. The structure is solid.  I’m not surprised that we are to this point. With that being said, we still have work to do. In my mind – yes, we won last weekend and we did an amazing job executing the race at the end, but we still have a little bit of work to do. We just have to continue to push, continue to get better and continue to be honest with ourselves on the areas that we still have work to do.”    When you look at the top-10 of the standings, it’s pretty tight with the points. Are you to the point where you guys can look at the drivers you can pick off, especially if you can get some bonus points with more wins further down the road? “To be honest, I haven’t looked at the standings in like three months. The only reason why I know where I’m at is because you guys talk about it and post about it on social media (laughs). But I just don’t pay attention to that. I’m the kind of driver that, I can only control one thing. I don’t know who’s around me in points… I promise I don’t know. Actually, I do know. I know that Carson (Hocevar) is ahead of me, but I don’t even know by how many points. But I can’t control those cars. My goal is to maximize the potential of the No. 7 team and continue to work on the areas that still have some room for improvement. If we do that properly and we do our job right, the points are going to take care of themselves. It’s a consequence, you know? We just have to make sure that we do our weekly job right with the No. 7 team and those things are going to take care of themselves.  But the other cars around me in points, I’m going to race everyone the same out there. So yeah, we just have to continue to work, and if we do that right, the points are going to take care of themselves.”  Daniel, statistically this is the best start to a season that you’ve had. Why do you think it was so instant with the No. 7 team?“I mean, it’s just fast cars, man. That’s what it is. I was actually talking to my old crew chief, Squid, which I love that guy. He’s at Penske now. He was with me for two years at Trackhouse. We were just talking about the differences of things that he’s experiencing on his end and that I’m experiencing on my end. You know, we wish things were different when we got to work together. But timing of things, it’s crazy how things work, right? Yeah, we won a race together, but we were extremely inconsistent as a team. We never knew what we were going to have. This race two years ago, we were super-fast. And this race last year, we were like a 32nd-place car. I was driving the same, so I don’t know.  I just think that it’s everything about the people that you have around you and the timing of things. Spire Motorsports is definitely is on the rise right now, and I have a great group of people around me.”   I know you don’t necessarily care about what other people think or saying in the garage and how they view your race team, but do you personally have any sense of maybe validation this year of just what you’re able to do and showing people what you can do because the last couple years, whether you heard them or saw them, there was critics, right? I mean, everybody has them. So, I’m just curious if you feel any better about being able to show this year that I can drive a race car, so to speak? “100 percent. But the person that I wanted to show that I can do it is right here. I wanted to show it to myself. I knew it, but I wanted to prove to myself like, hey, you can do this. The biggest weakness of the No. 99 team last year was qualifying. This year, that has been actually one of the strengths of the No. 7 team. I spent a lot of time last year trying to qualify better and we struggled a lot. And right now, I feel like we qualify very, very strong every week.  I think that, yes, definitely validation. But not to everyone else, it’s to me. This is to myself. Just to prove to myself that I can do this. And obviously, when you are competitive, you’re in front and when you are able to go through adversity and pull off a win like we did last week, it’s just very special because you just prove that we just belong here. It’s just a matter of having the right people, the right leadership and the right car to be able to get it done. I have mentioned this in the past. You can be the best driver in the planet and if you don’t have the right people, you don’t have the right car, you don’t have the right everything, you’re not going to do it. You know, we’re not running at 100 meters. We’re not running at 500 meters. We depend on so many things. So, that’s the part that sometimes it’s hard to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, especially in the Cup level because every team that is competitive, that is winning races, they’ve worked very, very hard for years to be able to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. I believe that we have something going on good here at Spire Motorsports. I can’t wait to continue to improve it because I believe that we still have room for improvement.”   I know you were pretty pumped to get that Coca-Cola machine. Do you know where you’re going to keep it yet?“Yeah, I already have a spot for it in the garage where I have all my cars, trophies and stuff.  The Coca-Cola 600 for me, personally, is the most special race of the year. The main reason of that is because that’s the only race that my family gets to come to see every year. You know, it’s kind of like a family reunion because they stay at the house and they come with me to the race. I don’t take that for granted. Every time that we have the Coca-Cola 600, for me, I don’t know if you guys noticed, but I have a bigger smile because I have my family there with me. It’s always a special race for me. Obviously, I’ve been a part of the Coca-Cola Racing family for already 10 years. And then, it’s a race that is just not a race, you know? It’s not just a race. It’s Memorial Day weekend. We are remembering all the men and women that have served this amazing country. So, it’s just, to me, as a weekend, it’s just the best one. That’s just my opinion. And to be able to win it in a week that, as we all know, was very, very difficult, honoring my dear friend Kyle (Busch), that he meant so much to me, it was super, super special.”   After the next two races at Michigan and Pocono, we go to the two west coast road course races in a row. Coronado, which nobody’s been at, and Sonoma, where you’re a former winner. First of all, have you had a chance to run the sim on Coronado? It looks like a pretty long technical road course. Have you been able to make any impressions on that? And do you think that this is a part of the schedule that favors you?“I have seen the layout in pictures, but I have not seen it in the simulator yet. I’m actually really looking forward to it because I feel like it’s going to be a new task. It kind of reminds me of three years ago when we went to Chicago for the first time. It was a lot of new things, a lot of new challenges, which I’m really looking forward to it.  And yeah, I truly believe that we have a good bunch of races coming up for us. And I say coming up for us because my team has had a good past with these races. You know, my No. 7 team was fast here in the past. They were fast in Michigan. I believe that our road course program on the No. 7 team is getting much better, especially because we’re learning more from the No. 71 team. The No. 71 team is doing an amazing job on the road course program, so we are trying to bounce ideas and trying to get closer to them. That’s why I believe that Michael is going to get much better here very soon. It’s good. I feel like we have a good bunch of races coming up for us, and hopefully we can make the most out of it.”

NASCAR CUP SERIESNASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESMAY 30, 2026

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

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Media Availability Quotes:  Talk about what your week’s been like since that epic race last weekend.“Yeah, just we just got back from LA and I’m still trying to figure out where I’m at (laughs). But yeah, obviously it was a lot of fun to celebrate with the No. 7 team and everyone at Spire Motorsports. It was a very special win. To be able to bring the car full of confetti, along with the trophy, the ring and all those things, back to the KBM shop, I would say it was the highlight of the week. It was very, very special. I felt like I enjoyed it a lot and the entire team enjoyed it a lot. We celebrated the victory for a few days, but now it’s time to move on, right? We have another task today and tomorrow. Yesterday, we were in LA for the premiere of my documentary, which I can’t wait for you guys to see it hopefully very soon. It was very special to see it on the big screen with a lot of friends and people that helped make this project happen. That was a lot of fun. We flew on a red eye here, which is why I’m a zombie right now (laughs). But yeah, it was great and I’m looking forward to hopefully get on track here in a couple hours.”   This weekend starts the second-half of the regular season. From your perspective, what do you and the No. 7 team need to accomplish over this next 13 weeks to give yourselves a shot at really contending in the Chase? “Yeah, I mean, I think that we have to continue to improve our overall program, right? I think the No. 7 team has shown good speed. I still feel like we have a little bit of work to do, from Saturday’s to Sunday’s. I feel like our Saturday’s have been pretty strong with practice and qualifying. But we still have a little bit of work to do from Saturday’s to Sunday’s. We’re there, right, I would say 50 percent of the time. But we still have a little bit of work to do on the other 50 percent of the time. Sometimes we just put ourselves a little bit behind. Eventually we get it right and then we see the potential of the car.  But we still have a little bit of work to do. There has been a lot of changes on our pit crew, so we just need a little bit of time with a new group to get some more reps and do things right. The last couple of weeks, the pit crew has been working very, very hard. With that being said, the last couple of weeks, we’ve had issues. We crashed in the All-Star Race qualifying because of a loose wheel, and we had a loose wheel on the first stop in the Coca-Cola 600 that put us behind, as well. We won the race, but we still have a lot of work to do. For me, that’s something that I’m not forgetting about and I’m really pushing my team to continue to push in those areas to continue to improve because every single team out there is going to continue to get better, so we have to continue to move the bar higher and higher.”   How can you utilize this weekend to ride the momentum from the victory last weekend and still find those ways to improve this weekend at Nashville? “To me, momentum is key in this sport and in any sport, right? The energy and the spirit of the entire team is very high and that helps a lot. That’s a huge step forward already. With that being said, that’s not going to fix the problems, right? We don’t have like huge problems. We’re a very competitive team. We’re not 10th in points by a lot. We’ve been a competitive team for the entire first few months of the season, so we just have to continue to be honest with ourselves and to analyze the areas of improvement and put a plan together to improve those areas. Like I said, the guys on my pit crew have a lot of talent, we just need a little bit of time. And in that process, we can’t have loose wheels. If I hadn’t detected the loose wheel last weekend, I wouldn’t be sitting here right now with a win. It’s just one of those things that we just have to be aware of our strengths and weaknesses and go to work on the weaknesses.”   Spire Motorsports has won two races this season between you and Carson (Hocevar). Where do you see this organization going by the end of the season between you and Carson? “And Michael (McDowell), as well. Michael has been doing a good job lately. They’ve gotten the No. 71 program better. I believe Michael is going to get much better here very soon, and hopefully, we can get him in victory lane.  I don’t know about you guys, but for me, it’s not a surprise. I saw this coming from Spire Motorsports from the outside looking in since last year, and that’s why I joined this organization. This team has been hiring great talent. They have a very good foundation, which is being led by Jeff Dickerson, Bill Anthony and a lot of great people. When you see something like this, the team keeps growing and good sponsors are supporting the program, it’s just going to continue to get better because the foundation is strong. The structure is solid.  I’m not surprised that we are to this point. With that being said, we still have work to do. In my mind – yes, we won last weekend and we did an amazing job executing the race at the end, but we still have a little bit of work to do. We just have to continue to push, continue to get better and continue to be honest with ourselves on the areas that we still have work to do.”    When you look at the top-10 of the standings, it’s pretty tight with the points. Are you to the point where you guys can look at the drivers you can pick off, especially if you can get some bonus points with more wins further down the road? “To be honest, I haven’t looked at the standings in like three months. The only reason why I know where I’m at is because you guys talk about it and post about it on social media (laughs). But I just don’t pay attention to that. I’m the kind of driver that, I can only control one thing. I don’t know who’s around me in points… I promise I don’t know. Actually, I do know. I know that Carson (Hocevar) is ahead of me, but I don’t even know by how many points. But I can’t control those cars. My goal is to maximize the potential of the No. 7 team and continue to work on the areas that still have some room for improvement. If we do that properly and we do our job right, the points are going to take care of themselves. It’s a consequence, you know? We just have to make sure that we do our weekly job right with the No. 7 team and those things are going to take care of themselves.  But the other cars around me in points, I’m going to race everyone the same out there. So yeah, we just have to continue to work, and if we do that right, the points are going to take care of themselves.”  Daniel, statistically this is the best start to a season that you’ve had. Why do you think it was so instant with the No. 7 team?“I mean, it’s just fast cars, man. That’s what it is. I was actually talking to my old crew chief, Squid, which I love that guy. He’s at Penske now. He was with me for two years at Trackhouse. We were just talking about the differences of things that he’s experiencing on his end and that I’m experiencing on my end. You know, we wish things were different when we got to work together. But timing of things, it’s crazy how things work, right? Yeah, we won a race together, but we were extremely inconsistent as a team. We never knew what we were going to have. This race two years ago, we were super-fast. And this race last year, we were like a 32nd-place car. I was driving the same, so I don’t know.  I just think that it’s everything about the people that you have around you and the timing of things. Spire Motorsports is definitely is on the rise right now, and I have a great group of people around me.”   I know you don’t necessarily care about what other people think or saying in the garage and how they view your race team, but do you personally have any sense of maybe validation this year of just what you’re able to do and showing people what you can do because the last couple years, whether you heard them or saw them, there was critics, right? I mean, everybody has them. So, I’m just curious if you feel any better about being able to show this year that I can drive a race car, so to speak? “100 percent. But the person that I wanted to show that I can do it is right here. I wanted to show it to myself. I knew it, but I wanted to prove to myself like, hey, you can do this. The biggest weakness of the No. 99 team last year was qualifying. This year, that has been actually one of the strengths of the No. 7 team. I spent a lot of time last year trying to qualify better and we struggled a lot. And right now, I feel like we qualify very, very strong every week.  I think that, yes, definitely validation. But not to everyone else, it’s to me. This is to myself. Just to prove to myself that I can do this. And obviously, when you are competitive, you’re in front and when you are able to go through adversity and pull off a win like we did last week, it’s just very special because you just prove that we just belong here. It’s just a matter of having the right people, the right leadership and the right car to be able to get it done. I have mentioned this in the past. You can be the best driver in the planet and if you don’t have the right people, you don’t have the right car, you don’t have the right everything, you’re not going to do it. You know, we’re not running at 100 meters. We’re not running at 500 meters. We depend on so many things. So, that’s the part that sometimes it’s hard to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, especially in the Cup level because every team that is competitive, that is winning races, they’ve worked very, very hard for years to be able to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. I believe that we have something going on good here at Spire Motorsports. I can’t wait to continue to improve it because I believe that we still have room for improvement.”   I know you were pretty pumped to get that Coca-Cola machine. Do you know where you’re going to keep it yet?“Yeah, I already have a spot for it in the garage where I have all my cars, trophies and stuff.  The Coca-Cola 600 for me, personally, is the most special race of the year. The main reason of that is because that’s the only race that my family gets to come to see every year. You know, it’s kind of like a family reunion because they stay at the house and they come with me to the race. I don’t take that for granted. Every time that we have the Coca-Cola 600, for me, I don’t know if you guys noticed, but I have a bigger smile because I have my family there with me. It’s always a special race for me. Obviously, I’ve been a part of the Coca-Cola Racing family for already 10 years. And then, it’s a race that is just not a race, you know? It’s not just a race. It’s Memorial Day weekend. We are remembering all the men and women that have served this amazing country. So, it’s just, to me, as a weekend, it’s just the best one. That’s just my opinion. And to be able to win it in a week that, as we all know, was very, very difficult, honoring my dear friend Kyle (Busch), that he meant so much to me, it was super, super special.”   After the next two races at Michigan and Pocono, we go to the two west coast road course races in a row. Coronado, which nobody’s been at, and Sonoma, where you’re a former winner. First of all, have you had a chance to run the sim on Coronado? It looks like a pretty long technical road course. Have you been able to make any impressions on that? And do you think that this is a part of the schedule that favors you?“I have seen the layout in pictures, but I have not seen it in the simulator yet. I’m actually really looking forward to it because I feel like it’s going to be a new task. It kind of reminds me of three years ago when we went to Chicago for the first time. It was a lot of new things, a lot of new challenges, which I’m really looking forward to it.  And yeah, I truly believe that we have a good bunch of races coming up for us. And I say coming up for us because my team has had a good past with these races. You know, my No. 7 team was fast here in the past. They were fast in Michigan. I believe that our road course program on the No. 7 team is getting much better, especially because we’re learning more from the No. 71 team. The No. 71 team is doing an amazing job on the road course program, so we are trying to bounce ideas and trying to get closer to them. That’s why I believe that Michael is going to get much better here very soon. It’s good. I feel like we have a good bunch of races coming up for us, and hopefully we can make the most out of it.”

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix1.645-mile, 10-turn Detroit street circuit Detroit, Michigan Saturday Qualifying ReportMay 30, 2026 DETROIT (May 30, 2026) – DETROIT (May 30, 2026) – Scott McLaughlin, in the No. 3 Clarience Technologies Team Penske Chevrolet was the quickest Team Chevy qualifier on the 1.645-mile, 10-turn Detroit street circuit. Joining McLaughlin in the Firestone Fast Six was Christian Lundgaard, in the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Pato O’Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, and Christian Rasmussen in the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Qualifying Results:What they’re saying – Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix qualifying: What they’re saying – Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix qualifying:Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Clarience Technologies Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 3rd:“The Clarience Technologies Chevy was great. Going out first. I’m a big going out second guy, but I think going out first, and keeping the temp was a good gamble. I was really loose. So, unfortunately got a bit loose there. We’re in a great spot to fight tomorrow.” Where are you going to be the most aggressive? “Anywhere. I’ll just take what I can get. We’ve got to execute. But, we’re racing against really good guys. They’re going to defend in the right spots. We’ll take what we can get and make sure we don’t make any mistakes.” Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 5th:“We qualified P5 in Detroit, which after an engine issue in Practice 2, I’m very happy to get a solid result for the team and for Team Chevy. I think there are some good things in store for tomorrow. I feel like we have a better race car than we did last year, which is promising. We just have to go out and execute and let the race come to us, not get too greedy. I’m pumped for tomorrow.” Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 7th:“We’re much better than where we were here the last few years. I’m a little bummed that we didn’t get ourselves into the Firestone Fast Six. The margins here are so, so tight. The start here is always chaos, so I think tomorrow fifth or sixth or seventh will be very similar. So, that’s what we had today. I think we did have a little bit more maybe if I had got it perfect. But, like I said, it’s just so tight. The little bits and details that you can find some lap time make a big difference. We’re starting seventh. It’s the happiest I’ve been here. We just have to make it go fast for the race.” Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet qualified 9th:“The Splenda Chevrolet has been good. I wasn’t super happy yesterday, but, already in this practice this morning, I was I was way happier. And then we had good speed. Getting into the Fast 12 was obviously nice for us. We’ve been struggling in qualifying this year, so finally getting that done was nice and, just breaking into the top ten. On my last lap, I think Dixon went long in turn 8, so I had a yellow flag. So, I knew I couldn’t really improve. I think maybe we could’ve squeezed a, a fast 6 out of it, but, I mean, who knows? For now, I’m happy with p9, and we’ll just go race it tomorrow from here.” Nolan Siegel, No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 13th“Very frustrating Qualifying session. It went red on my fast lap, and then we were too far back in pit lane to do two laps at the end. So, our session got cut short there, but there’s plenty of pace in the car. So, very annoyed, but there’s potential for a good day tomorrow.” Alexander Rossi, No. 20 ECR Java House C Chevrolet qualified 14th:“I think the No. 20 Java House Chevrolet was a pretty good car in qualifying. Certainly, much improved from last year, we were just in a tough group and didn’t quite have enough to advance. I feel pretty content with the package we have going into tomorrow.” Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet qualified 18th:“Tough day here in Detroit. Great job by the guys to fix both cars ready to go for qualifying. Track grip increased significantly from yesterday, so just trying to see where the grip was. I was on a lap that was three-tenths quicker already, and then the red flag came out. That was it unfortunately, so I’m starting 18th tomorrow. I think we’ve got a strong car and I’m excited to move forward from the back and make use of the car we have.” Caio Collet, No. 4 Combitrans Amazonia Chevrolet qualified 19th:“Since yesterday, been struggling a little bit with a couple of issues. Qualifying with the red flag was a little bit tougher there, but I made a mistake on my (optimal) lap before that, and afterwards, I could not get back the tire grip that I had. Without the mistake, I think we’re maybe looking to be a couple of rows better. For tomorrow, we need just to figure out a couple of things, also from my side, and make a good race car for tomorrow.”[Is the pain in your side from the Indy 500 crash bothering you?]“No, not at all. I think it’s just a bit sore when I jump in and out of the car. With the adrenaline and obviously the medical team, they are just giving me a couple of things to deal with it. I’m not feeling anything when I’m in the Combitrans car. It’s just when I jump out, it’s a little bit sore and hurts a bit.” Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 21st:|“It’s great to just be out here with the team. They’ve done a great job for me. They’ve always got my back. They’ve helped me get in this thing this weekend. I feel appreciative to represent our partners Astemo and Team Chevy. Obviously, I wish I could give them a bit more this weekend. We’re out here fighting and we’re going to fight through it together.” Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet qualified 22nd: “We had a fantastic car. I don’t think we could have had any worse luck on the timing of the red (flag), we were in (the Fast 12) on the SMT. All I had to do is get through those two corners, and the Homes for our Troops Chevy was getting better and better. I didn’t even have it down in my mind that I couldn’t continue to improve, and yeah, just a shame. It’s racing. Last year we came from 21st to second, so guess we’re gonna have to do it again. Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger – Goodheart Chevrolet qualified 24th:“I mean, this has been a, lapless weekend so far. Yesterday, we had the issue with the clutch in the first practice, so I didn’t get out for the main running there. Did a few laps in the group running, but that’s not enough to get used to this place. And then completely turned the car around to go into today to match, the No.76 car. Was happy with it in practice with the few laps that we did, but there was such a progression later on in the in the run there. “So, I got to see a few cars really move forward. And then, we were just kind of guessing what it’s going be like in qualifying. That’s the first set of reds that I’ve seen. Didn’t really know what the balance is going to be like. So really went in blind. I think we did okay. Had we done more laps, I think that we could have transferred with the times that we were thinking that we’re available.” David Malukas, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet qualified: 25th:“All good. It’s just, fine margins, and, honestly, our car wasn’t where we wanted it to be. In both practice sessions, we’re just missing that little bit. I just drove just that little bit harder and, it was pushing the limit on all corners of the track I almost hit the wall many laps earlier, many corners earlier, and then on that one, I just had one big wobble on entry. And, I just had to keep the foot planted because we needed that extra time to make the transfer and probably should have let go. I probably should have just gave up not making the transfer, and then just kept the car in one piece. That one is all on me.” Tune-In Guide Sunday, May 31NTT INDYCAR SERIES Warm Up – 9:30am (ET)/8:30am (CT)/7:30am (MT)/6:30am (PT) – FS2/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (100 laps) – 12:30pm(ET)/11:30am (CT)/10:30am (MT)/9:30am (PT) – FS2/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIESChevrolet Detroit Grand Prix1.645-mile, 10-turn Detroit street circuitDetroit, MichiganSaturday Qualifying ReportMay 30, 2026 DETROIT (May 30, 2026) – DETROIT (May 30, 2026) – Scott McLaughlin, in the No. 3 Clarience Technologies Team Penske Chevrolet was the quickest Team Chevy qualifier on the 1.645-mile, 10-turn Detroit street circuit. Joining McLaughlin in the Firestone Fast Six was Christian Lundgaard, in the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Pato O’Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, and Christian Rasmussen in the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Qualifying Results:What they’re saying – Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix qualifying: What they’re saying – Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix qualifying:Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Clarience Technologies Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 3rd:“The Clarience Technologies Chevy was great. Going out first. I’m a big going out second guy, but I think going out first, and keeping the temp was a good gamble. I was really loose. So, unfortunately got a bit loose there. We’re in a great spot to fight tomorrow.” Where are you going to be the most aggressive? “Anywhere. I’ll just take what I can get. We’ve got to execute. But, we’re racing against really good guys. They’re going to defend in the right spots. We’ll take what we can get and make sure we don’t make any mistakes.” Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 5th:“We qualified P5 in Detroit, which after an engine issue in Practice 2, I’m very happy to get a solid result for the team and for Team Chevy. I think there are some good things in store for tomorrow. I feel like we have a better race car than we did last year, which is promising. We just have to go out and execute and let the race come to us, not get too greedy. I’m pumped for tomorrow.” Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 7th:“We’re much better than where we were here the last few years. I’m a little bummed that we didn’t get ourselves into the Firestone Fast Six. The margins here are so, so tight. The start here is always chaos, so I think tomorrow fifth or sixth or seventh will be very similar. So, that’s what we had today. I think we did have a little bit more maybe if I had got it perfect. But, like I said, it’s just so tight. The little bits and details that you can find some lap time make a big difference. We’re starting seventh. It’s the happiest I’ve been here. We just have to make it go fast for the race.” Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet qualified 9th:“The Splenda Chevrolet has been good. I wasn’t super happy yesterday, but, already in this practice this morning, I was I was way happier. And then we had good speed. Getting into the Fast 12 was obviously nice for us. We’ve been struggling in qualifying this year, so finally getting that done was nice and, just breaking into the top ten. On my last lap, I think Dixon went long in turn 8, so I had a yellow flag. So, I knew I couldn’t really improve. I think maybe we could’ve squeezed a, a fast 6 out of it, but, I mean, who knows? For now, I’m happy with p9, and we’ll just go race it tomorrow from here.” Nolan Siegel, No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 13th“Very frustrating Qualifying session. It went red on my fast lap, and then we were too far back in pit lane to do two laps at the end. So, our session got cut short there, but there’s plenty of pace in the car. So, very annoyed, but there’s potential for a good day tomorrow.” Alexander Rossi, No. 20 ECR Java House C Chevrolet qualified 14th:“I think the No. 20 Java House Chevrolet was a pretty good car in qualifying. Certainly, much improved from last year, we were just in a tough group and didn’t quite have enough to advance. I feel pretty content with the package we have going into tomorrow.” Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet qualified 18th:“Tough day here in Detroit. Great job by the guys to fix both cars ready to go for qualifying. Track grip increased significantly from yesterday, so just trying to see where the grip was. I was on a lap that was three-tenths quicker already, and then the red flag came out. That was it unfortunately, so I’m starting 18th tomorrow. I think we’ve got a strong car and I’m excited to move forward from the back and make use of the car we have.” Caio Collet, No. 4 Combitrans Amazonia Chevrolet qualified 19th:“Since yesterday, been struggling a little bit with a couple of issues. Qualifying with the red flag was a little bit tougher there, but I made a mistake on my (optimal) lap before that, and afterwards, I could not get back the tire grip that I had. Without the mistake, I think we’re maybe looking to be a couple of rows better. For tomorrow, we need just to figure out a couple of things, also from my side, and make a good race car for tomorrow.”[Is the pain in your side from the Indy 500 crash bothering you?]“No, not at all. I think it’s just a bit sore when I jump in and out of the car. With the adrenaline and obviously the medical team, they are just giving me a couple of things to deal with it. I’m not feeling anything when I’m in the Combitrans car. It’s just when I jump out, it’s a little bit sore and hurts a bit.” Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 21st:|“It’s great to just be out here with the team. They’ve done a great job for me. They’ve always got my back. They’ve helped me get in this thing this weekend. I feel appreciative to represent our partners Astemo and Team Chevy. Obviously, I wish I could give them a bit more this weekend. We’re out here fighting and we’re going to fight through it together.” Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet qualified 22nd: “We had a fantastic car. I don’t think we could have had any worse luck on the timing of the red (flag), we were in (the Fast 12) on the SMT. All I had to do is get through those two corners, and the Homes for our Troops Chevy was getting better and better. I didn’t even have it down in my mind that I couldn’t continue to improve, and yeah, just a shame. It’s racing. Last year we came from 21st to second, so guess we’re gonna have to do it again. Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger – Goodheart Chevrolet qualified 24th:“I mean, this has been a, lapless weekend so far. Yesterday, we had the issue with the clutch in the first practice, so I didn’t get out for the main running there. Did a few laps in the group running, but that’s not enough to get used to this place. And then completely turned the car around to go into today to match, the No.76 car. Was happy with it in practice with the few laps that we did, but there was such a progression later on in the in the run there. “So, I got to see a few cars really move forward. And then, we were just kind of guessing what it’s going be like in qualifying. That’s the first set of reds that I’ve seen. Didn’t really know what the balance is going to be like. So really went in blind. I think we did okay. Had we done more laps, I think that we could have transferred with the times that we were thinking that we’re available.” David Malukas, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet qualified: 25th:“All good. It’s just, fine margins, and, honestly, our car wasn’t where we wanted it to be. In both practice sessions, we’re just missing that little bit. I just drove just that little bit harder and, it was pushing the limit on all corners of the track I almost hit the wall many laps earlier, many corners earlier, and then on that one, I just had one big wobble on entry. And, I just had to keep the foot planted because we needed that extra time to make the transfer and probably should have let go. I probably should have just gave up not making the transfer, and then just kept the car in one piece. That one is all on me.” Tune-In Guide Sunday, May 31NTT INDYCAR SERIES Warm Up – 9:30am (ET)/8:30am (CT)/7:30am (MT)/6:30am (PT) – FS2/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (100 laps) – 12:30pm(ET)/11:30am (CT)/10:30am (MT)/9:30am (PT) – FS2/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218

Chevrolet history at the Detroit Grand Prix  Wins – 13 The Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2002) 2022 – Will Power – Team Penske2021 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Race #2)2019 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske (Race #1)2016 – Will Power – Team Penske (Race #2)2016 – Sebastien Bourdais – KV Racing Technology (Race #1)2015 – Sebastien Bourdais – KV Racing Technology (Race #2)2014 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske (Race #2)2014 – Will Power – Team Penske (Race #1)1993 – Danny Sullivan – Galles Racing1992 – Bob Rahal – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing  2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991) 1991 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1990 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing Earned Poles – 11 The Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2022) 2022 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2021 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske (Race #2)2021 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Race #1)2019 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske (Race #2)2016 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske (Race #2)2016 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske (Race #1)2015 – Will Power – Team Penske (Race #1)2014 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske (Race #1) 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991) 1991 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1990 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1989 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Podiums: 35 1.645-mile downtown street circuit – 3 Driver Podiums 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): Santino Ferrucci (1), Will Power (1) and Felix Rosenqvist (1) Team Podiums 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): A.J. Foyt Racing (1), Arrow McLaren (1) and Team Penske (1) The Raceway At Belle Isle – 26 Driver Podiums Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2022): Will Power (7), Josef Newgarden (3), Sebastien Bourdais (2), Pato O’Ward (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Raul Boesel (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Stefan Johanson (1), Tony Kanaan (1), Charlie Kimball (1), Juan Montoya (1), Bob Rahal (1), Danny Sullivan (1), and Rinus VeeKay (1) Team Podiums Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2022): Team Penske (14), Arrow McLaren (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Andretti Global (1), Bettenhausen Racing (1), Dick Simon Racing (1), Ed Carpenter Racing (1), Galles Racing (1), and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (1)  Original Downtown Street Circuit – 8 Driver Podiums 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Emerson Fittipaldi (2), Bob Rahal (2), Mario Andretti (1), Michael Andretti (1), Eddiie Cheever (1) and Arie Luyendyk (1). Team Podiums 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Galles Racing (2), Newman Haas Racing (2), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Patrick Racing (1), and Team Penske (1). Laps Led – 915 Laps Led on the 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025) – 61 Driver laps led on the 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): Christian Rasmussen (21), Will Power (15), Santino Ferrucci (14), Pato O’Ward (4), Scott McLaughlin (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Alexander Rossi (1) Team laps led on the 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): ECR (21), Team Penske (21), A.J. Foyt Racing (14), Arrow McLaren (5) Laps led at The Raceway At Belle Isle (1992-2002) – 672 Driver laps led at The Raceway At Belle Isle (1992-2002): Will Power (142), Josef Newgarden (113), Helio Castroneves (93), Simon Pagenaud (75), Juan Montoya (48), Paul Tracy (46), Sebastien Bourdais (38), Danny Sullivan (30), Bob Rahal (29), Ryan Hunter-Reay (20), Emerson Fittipaldi (12), Tony Kanaan (10), Pato O’Ward (6), Ryan Briscoe (5), Mike Conway (4), Scott Dixon (1) Team laps led at The Raceway At Belle Isle (1992-2002): Team Penske (529), KV Racing Technology (48), Galles Racing (30), Rahal Hogan Racing (29), Andretti Global (20), Arrow McLaren (6), Chip Ganassi Racing (6), ECR (4) Laps led on the 2.5-mile downtown street circuit – 182 Driver laps led on the 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Michael Andretti (128), Emerson Fittipaldi (26), Arie Luyendyk (20), Bob Rahal (6), Mario Andretti (2) Team laps led on the 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Newman Haas Racing (130), Team Penske (22), Granatelli Racing (20), Galles Racing (6), Patrick Racing (4) Manufacturer History at the Detroit Grand Prix  Wins (with competition)  17 – Honda (2025, 2024, 2023, 2021 Race #1, 2019 Race #2, 2018 Race #2, 2018 Race #1, 2017 Race #2, 2017 Race #1, 2015 Race #1, 2013 Race #2, 2013 Race #1, 2012, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998)11 – Chevrolet (2022, 2021 Race #2, 2019 Race #1, 2016 Race #2, 2016 Race #1, 2015 Race #2, 2014 Race #2, 2014 Race #1, 1991, 1990, 1989)2 – Ford (1996, 1995)1 – Ilmor (1994)1 – Mercedes (1997) Poles (with competition) 15 – Honda (2025, 2024, 2023, 2019 Race #1, 2018 Race #2, 2018 Race #1, 2017 Race #2, 2017 Race #1, 2014 Race #2, 2013 Race #2, 2013 Race #1, 2012, 2001, 1999, 1997)11 – Chevrolet (2022, 2021 Race #2, 2021 Race #1, 2019 Race #2, 2016 Race #2, 2016 Race #1, 2015 Race #1, 2014 Race #1, 1991, 1990, 1989)5 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992)1 – Mercedes (1998)1 – Toyota (2000)

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

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

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NASCAR CUP SERIESNASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESMAY 30, 2026

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

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Media Availability Quotes:  I’m curious, just following up on our conversation last week in the garage; I know you’re upset with the miscommunication with the choose cone. But a couple days removed from that, how are you looking back at last week’s race and just how the team performed overall?“It was a decent day (at Charlott Motor Speedway). I was just frustrated at the moment because our finishing position wasn’t as good as we probably deserved. We ran pretty decent all day, but I just mucked up at the end. We had a bad pit stop, and then with the strategy, maybe we could have done better. But yeah, proud of our day and how we ran. Everyone was pretty stoked all week, and we just got to keep that momentum going. Even when we fell out of the top-10 last weekend, we were able to get back in it. It was pretty awesome racing up there.”   Looking forward to tomorrow’s race, they’re treating the track similar to how they did at Dover, where they have the resin width of the track in each of the turns. I was curious, based on what you guys learned during that race, what do you think will happen tomorrow with different lanes?“Yeah, Dover definitely was different to how I remembered it the year before. It widened out quite a lot and you could race everywhere. The truck race looked like they got pretty wide in some stages last night, so hopefully it does the same tomorrow night. It certainly rubbers up a lot quicker, and then you find yourself moving around. So yeah, hopefully that makes good racing. More lanes always seems to be better.”   It might depend on the track, but when you go to ovals now, how much confidence do you have? “It depends on the track. To this one (Nashville Superspeedway), not much. Concrete tracks are definitely my weakness at the moment. The Bristol’s and the Dover’s, I find them very difficult, like how dynamic the track is and just knowing how much grip there’s going to be. So yeah, really hope we get to practice today. That would be nice. And even if qualifying is cancelled like last week and we get a long practice, that would be even better, so a little bit more rain would be nice. But yeah, these tracks are difficult, so I need to keep working hard at them.”    Overall though, with being at the front more frequently, where have you seen the biggest improvement?“I think it’s always just time and always learning stuff. Even last week, just learning stuff throughout the race and learning the flow of the race better. And then the further up front you are, the better people race you, as well, so that’s always nice. It’s a real dogfight in the back, so getting away from that is a nice break. I think it really shows the importance of qualifying, getting up front, making no mistakes, and you can stay out there all day.”   Earlier in the season, we were wondering about Trackhouse’s speed, but then Connor Zilisch has a fifth-place finish at Dover. You were battling for the win last week and you got a lot of stage points. What has clicked for that team over the last couple of weeks and where have you found that speed at?“I think we’ve had a little reset or a change in philosophy in some areas of our car. We started decent on our side, but the other guys have really battled. Now, I think there’s more glimpses of pure performance, which is good, and we really needed that. So yeah, we’ve kind of battled a bit. It’s good to flip things around and hopefully that continues because it’s been difficult, all three of us, having our struggles at different times.”  I wanted to follow up about you mentioning that you’ve noticed that the other drivers, how they’re responding to you running up front. I mean, you’ve won championships before. It’s not like you’re just coming in. Could you talk a little bit about having the confidence of knowing that other drivers can respect that your learning curve has gone way up?“Yeah, I was thinking when I just sat down in this beautiful chair, it was only two or three years ago now that I came here right before Chicago. It was the last time I was in this room, I think. So yeah, it’s been cool getting to know everyone and I definitely feel part of it now. Everyone I race, I don’t really have a problem with anyone. The racing is always good. I find here if you have a problem with someone or a hard race, you can sort it out afterwards and reset for the next week. I love the series and love racing everyone in it. Certainly, the good guys in this series and the level they’re at is pretty impressive to see how they’re just always up there every week, so I’m trying to emulate that a bit.”   Are you putting a lot of emphasis on qualifying so you kind of get over that challenge and can stay up front and just race those guys? And secondly, what’s it like racing those guys? “Yeah, firstly qualifying, obviously you’re trying to get better. You need pure performance, but I struggle with that. I’ve come from a world where, in qualifying, you have two or three sets of tires. You can kind of build up and get better as you go. Here, you practice and you have a lot of fall off at the end of practice. And then, you’ve got to go qualify and you have one corner, basically, to feel what you’ve got and you’ve got to rip a lap that’s two or three seconds quicker than what you’ve finished on. It’s just that switch, I’m not quite there at getting it or judging what grip I’m going to have yet. That will come with time and I feel like I’m certainly getting closer. But yeah, if you can place yourself in that front-half, you get out of that dogfight. Everyone’s just fighting for everything they can get at the back. I think that’s where the good guys show their difference. When you see them drop back, they’re so much better at getting through traffic, whereas I seem to find myself stuck there. I’ve got to work on my maneuverability, I guess, and work on getting through traffic better.”    You’re driving the Tootsies car this weekend. There may be some people here from Nashville who may not know NASCAR, but identify you in the Tootsies brand. What does that mean to be part of that here at Team Trackhouse, as well?“Yeah, I’ve certainly had a couple of bright suits the last few weeks, which is pretty special. But yeah, it’s good to represent Tootsies. They’ve been a friend of Trackhouse Racing for many years. I’ll be going there tonight, and I’ll try and behave myself so I’m fresh for tomorrow. But it’d be cool to go and see it and check it out. The car looks awesome. It’s really cool to have brands like that and represent them, and hopefully we can get it up the front where it should be.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RACE NOTES:

Tristan Chamberlain set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Ethan Dotson won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Ethan Dotson won Heat 1.

Brandon Overton won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Tyler Erb won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Daulton Wilson and Dallon Murty won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Trey Mills won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Brandon Overton was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

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

Devin Moran was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

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

Garrett Alberson was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RACE NOTES:

Tristan Chamberlain set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Ethan Dotson won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Ethan Dotson won Heat 1.

Brandon Overton won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Tyler Erb won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Daulton Wilson and Dallon Murty won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Trey Mills won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Brandon Overton was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

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

Devin Moran was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

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

Garrett Alberson was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Jason Johnson Racing crew collects their third win of the season in the latest River Cities thriller

GRAND FORKS, ND (May 29, 2026) – River Cities Speedway simply does not miss.

It’s tough to meet the hype when longtime World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series announcer Johnny Gibson calls the Grand Forks, ND bullring his favorite track of the more than 400 he’s visited. But River Cities continues to step up to the plate and knock it out of the park.

The Greatest Show on Dirt rolled into town Friday for the 1st Leg of the Northern Tour Don Mack Classic. A huge crowd packed the grandstands, and the fans the fans were not disappointed.

River Cities served up a wild 40-lapper with three different leaders and a late duel between two of the best in the world to decide it. Series rookie Kasey Jedrzejek led the way from the pole when the green flag dropped. He paced the opening 14 circuits before David Gravel took command on a Lap 15 restart. Cole Macedo surged into second and appeared poised to contend for his first career World of Outlaws win before tripping over the cushion and losing several spots. That gifted his brother Carson Macedo the runner-up spot and set up a wild closing segment.

Macedo closed his Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 right up on the tail tank of the Big Game Motorsports No. 2. A huge run allowed him to dive under Gravel for the lead down the front straightaway with four laps to go. Gravel answered with a slide job in Turns 3 and 4 the next time around but Macedo crossed him over. That proved to be the winning move as Macedo motored away to the checkered flag.

“Man, honestly that was just a Philip Dietz-race car right there,” Macedo said. “Every once in a while, you get one of those that’s just absolutely unbelievable. He killed it here tonight. I felt a little off in time trials then felt really good in the Heat Race. I felt like we made a lot of gains and were just a little stagnant because the track was a little faster. I felt like I was really good the whole Feature. The minute we fired off I was able to pick a few cars off. Then I just got kind of bungled up there in traffic to where I couldn’t make a move. I was trying to get by my brother and I think Balog for a long time. I couldn’t quite get clear of them. Once I did, I was able to move around and start plugging away nice laps. Man, that was awesome. My heart rate was through the roof.”

The career win total for Macedo climbs to 61 after Friday’s triumph. Three of those have come at River Cities, which ties him with Craig Dollansky for the second most at the quarter mile. He and the Jason Johnson Racing team are heating up with their second score in the last four races after just one in the first 21 nights of action this season. Macedo also regained sole possession of the second position in points.

David Gravel finished second to notch his Series-best 14th podium of 2026. His point lead is at 114 markers over Macedo.

Kasey Jedrzejek brought the Bill Rose Racing No. 6 home third for his first career World of Outlaws podium, and it happened to come at the track where Rose’s best Series finish is thanks to his third place run at River Cities back in 2011.

Chris Windom and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down his third Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in the last four races.

David Gravel set his 10th Simpson Quick Time of the season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Andy Pake (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Kasey Jedrzejek (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Bill Balog (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Sheldon Haudenschild (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Kasey Jedrzejek.

Jedrzejek also topped the Toyota Dash.

Spencer Bayston won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Chris Windom motored from 13th to fourth in the Sides Motorsports No. 7S to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Cole Macedo was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Kasey Jedrzejek was the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Jedrzejek also set 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 return to Minot, ND’s Nodak Speedway on Sunday, May 31 for the first time since 2018. 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[9]; 2. 2-David Gravel[2]; 3. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[1]; 4. 7S-Chris Windom[13]; 5. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[6]; 6. 83-Michael Kofoid[14]; 7. 2C-Cole Macedo[5]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz[11]; 9. 23-Garet Williamson[7]; 10. 17B-Bill Balog[3]; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart[18]; 12. 27-Emerson Axsom[17]; 13. 51-Ashton Torgerson[16]; 14. 13-Mark Dobmeier[10]; 15. 64-Andy Pake[4]; 16. 16C-Skylar Gee[19]; 17. 10-Alex Truscinski[23]; 18. 15L-Laela Eisenschenk[24]; 19. 8-Jack Croaker[20]; 20. (DNF) 24T-Christopher Thram[12]; 21. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[8]; 22. (DNF) 17-Spencer Bayston[21]; 23. (DNF) 8H-Jade Hastings[15]; 24. (DNF) 27W-Weston Olson[22]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ROW FIVE RIPPER: Macedo Motors from Ninth for Wild River Cities Win

The Jason Johnson Racing crew collects their third win of the season in the latest River Cities thriller

GRAND FORKS, ND (May 29, 2026) – River Cities Speedway simply does not miss.

It’s tough to meet the hype when longtime World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series announcer Johnny Gibson calls the Grand Forks, ND bullring his favorite track of the more than 400 he’s visited. But River Cities continues to step up to the plate and knock it out of the park.

The Greatest Show on Dirt rolled into town Friday for the 1st Leg of the Northern Tour Don Mack Classic. A huge crowd packed the grandstands, and the fans the fans were not disappointed.

River Cities served up a wild 40-lapper with three different leaders and a late duel between two of the best in the world to decide it. Series rookie Kasey Jedrzejek led the way from the pole when the green flag dropped. He paced the opening 14 circuits before David Gravel took command on a Lap 15 restart. Cole Macedo surged into second and appeared poised to contend for his first career World of Outlaws win before tripping over the cushion and losing several spots. That gifted his brother Carson Macedo the runner-up spot and set up a wild closing segment.

Macedo closed his Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 right up on the tail tank of the Big Game Motorsports No. 2. A huge run allowed him to dive under Gravel for the lead down the front straightaway with four laps to go. Gravel answered with a slide job in Turns 3 and 4 the next time around but Macedo crossed him over. That proved to be the winning move as Macedo motored away to the checkered flag.

“Man, honestly that was just a Philip Dietz-race car right there,” Macedo said. “Every once in a while, you get one of those that’s just absolutely unbelievable. He killed it here tonight. I felt a little off in time trials then felt really good in the Heat Race. I felt like we made a lot of gains and were just a little stagnant because the track was a little faster. I felt like I was really good the whole Feature. The minute we fired off I was able to pick a few cars off. Then I just got kind of bungled up there in traffic to where I couldn’t make a move. I was trying to get by my brother and I think Balog for a long time. I couldn’t quite get clear of them. Once I did, I was able to move around and start plugging away nice laps. Man, that was awesome. My heart rate was through the roof.”

The career win total for Macedo climbs to 61 after Friday’s triumph. Three of those have come at River Cities, which ties him with Craig Dollansky for the second most at the quarter mile. He and the Jason Johnson Racing team are heating up with their second score in the last four races after just one in the first 21 nights of action this season. Macedo also regained sole possession of the second position in points.

David Gravel finished second to notch his Series-best 14th podium of 2026. His point lead is at 114 markers over Macedo.

Kasey Jedrzejek brought the Bill Rose Racing No. 6 home third for his first career World of Outlaws podium, and it happened to come at the track where Rose’s best Series finish is thanks to his third place run at River Cities back in 2011.

Chris Windom and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down his third Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in the last four races.

David Gravel set his 10th Simpson Quick Time of the season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Andy Pake (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Kasey Jedrzejek (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Bill Balog (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Sheldon Haudenschild (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Kasey Jedrzejek.

Jedrzejek also topped the Toyota Dash.

Spencer Bayston won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Chris Windom motored from 13th to fourth in the Sides Motorsports No. 7S to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Cole Macedo was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Kasey Jedrzejek was the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Jedrzejek also set 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 return to Minot, ND’s Nodak Speedway on Sunday, May 31 for the first time since 2018. 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[9]; 2. 2-David Gravel[2]; 3. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[1]; 4. 7S-Chris Windom[13]; 5. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[6]; 6. 83-Michael Kofoid[14]; 7. 2C-Cole Macedo[5]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz[11]; 9. 23-Garet Williamson[7]; 10. 17B-Bill Balog[3]; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart[18]; 12. 27-Emerson Axsom[17]; 13. 51-Ashton Torgerson[16]; 14. 13-Mark Dobmeier[10]; 15. 64-Andy Pake[4]; 16. 16C-Skylar Gee[19]; 17. 10-Alex Truscinski[23]; 18. 15L-Laela Eisenschenk[24]; 19. 8-Jack Croaker[20]; 20. (DNF) 24T-Christopher Thram[12]; 21. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[8]; 22. (DNF) 17-Spencer Bayston[21]; 23. (DNF) 8H-Jade Hastings[15]; 24. (DNF) 27W-Weston Olson[22]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/row-five-ripper-macedo-motors-from-ninth-for-wild-river-cities-win/

FRIDAY RECAP – MARYLAND Race 7 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

VANDERGRIFF CARRIES JFR BANNER AFTER DAY 1 OF POTOMAC NATIONALSHart sixth, Beckman eighth, and DeJoria ninth after inaugural MIR qualifying runs

FRIDAY RECAP – MARYLANDRace 7 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

VANDERGRIFF CARRIES JFR BANNER AFTER DAY 1 OF POTOMAC NATIONALSHart sixth, Beckman eighth, and DeJoria ninth after inaugural MIR qualifying runs

MECHANICSVILLE, MD. (May 29, 2026) – Three of John Force Racing’s four teams used the second of Friday’s two qualifying sessions to post their best performances in Day 1 of the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway. The Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team of Jordan Vandergriff provided the best showing, running 3.970 seconds at 321.88 mph to earn the No. 3 spot while Josh Hart wheeled the Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster to a sixth place showing with a run of 3.811 seconds at 333.91 mph. Jack Beckman and the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team posted the eighth-quickest time of the afternoon with a run of 4.018 seconds at 316.30 mph and Alexis DeJoria used her Q1 run of 4.036 seconds at 318.32 mph to put the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car in the ninth position. Saturday’s qualifying sessions are scheduled for 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. DeJoria and Hart will participate in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, earned from her final-round appearance and his semifinal finish in the May 17 Gerber’s Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK in Joliet, Ill. Sunday’s first round of eliminations is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET. Quote from Jordan Vandergriff, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car:“I think this Cornwell Quality Tools team is extremely happy with that. Coming off what was a rough weekend in Chicago to have a good Friday here shows that we can bounce back from adversity. It was really important for us to hit the ground running here in Maryland and I’m feeling great about the weekend so far.” Quote from Josh Hart, Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster:“We’re never really happy over here. The 3.81 was what we needed in the first run so a 3.75 in the second round would have been a good run. Grubnic (crew chief Dave Grubnic) is hard on himself. I’m hard on myself. The team’s doing a good job but we just need to do better. A good job isn’t good enough. We all know that going into tomorrow, so we’ll see what our chances look like with the conditions in the morning.” Quote from Jack Beckman, PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car:“Tim and Dan (Fabrisi and Hood, crew chiefs) are a little bit frustrated that we didn’t push harder and run faster. We always want to get points and qualify near the top. It’s a brand new racetrack. We have no data. I am completely satisfied with our Friday performance. We went to the finish line on both runs. In the first run, it put a cylinder out early, which was a byproduct of the fact that we backed everything off on the clutch. We took load away from it, which tends to drop cylinders. We got closer in the second run. We’re going take another shot at it in Q3 tomorrow. I think we can go to the top of the slot with tomorrow’s conditions and then we can start playing with spare parts for Q4 if we get in solid. So, I think it was a great Friday for the PEAK team.” Quote from Alexis DeJoria, Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car:“I think the return of John Force (to the track) has been a huge confidence builder for all of us. He’s the glue of this team and, without him, it doesn’t feel right so we’re happy to have him back. I love my crew chiefs. They’re badass. We finally got a hit on this Bandero Chevy. We had some great consistency last weekend. I’m just so proud. Now we can start stepping on it. We’re confident as hell. TV ScheduleTelevision coverage on FS1 includes a qualifying show Sat., May 30, from 7 – 8 p.m. ET, and the eliminations broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET.