Celebrating 15 years of Chevrolet support for the American Cancer Society

DETROIT – Chevrolet is showing its support in the continued fight against breast cancer with the return of a specially-themed pink Corvette Stingray that will serve as the official pace vehicle for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway. This season, Chevrolet will celebrate 15 years of supporting the American Cancer Society and its ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’ initiative.

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“We are proud to celebrate 15 years of working with the American Cancer Society,” said Todd Christensen, Director, Motorsports Marketing & Activation, for Chevrolet. “It’s always an honor to carry the ACS logo on the pace car during the month of October and continue to be able to leverage our motorsports platform to raise awareness and donations for the fight against breast cancer.”

The specially-themed pink pace car will once again help drive donations for the ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’ initiative with every caution lap it completes in the Talladega and Martinsville races for NASCAR’s premier series generating a donation of $500 (up to $25,000). A special addition has been added to this year’s campaign with Chevrolet pledging to donate an additional $1,500 (up to $25,000) for each Team Chevy driver that earns a top-10 finish in the two participating events.  In 2024, 54 total caution laps were completed among the two races – raising a $18,900 donation for the American Cancer Society. The pink Chevrolet Camaro SS pace car that participated in last year’s campaign is set to be auctioned off at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Fall Auction on Friday, October 17, with 100% of the hammer price benefitting the American Cancer Society.  The first of two races in this year’s campaign will take place this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, with the pink Corvette Stingray making its on-track debut for the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 on Sunday, October 19 – the penultimate race of the Round of Eight.

Pink Corvette Stingray Pace Car to Highlight 2025 ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’ CampaignCelebrating 15 years of Chevrolet support for the American Cancer Society

DETROIT – Chevrolet is showing its support in the continued fight against breast cancer with the return of a specially-themed pink Corvette Stingray that will serve as the official pace vehicle for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway. This season, Chevrolet will celebrate 15 years of supporting the American Cancer Society and its ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’ initiative.

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“We are proud to celebrate 15 years of working with the American Cancer Society,” said Todd Christensen, Director, Motorsports Marketing & Activation, for Chevrolet. “It’s always an honor to carry the ACS logo on the pace car during the month of October and continue to be able to leverage our motorsports platform to raise awareness and donations for the fight against breast cancer.”

The specially-themed pink pace car will once again help drive donations for the ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’ initiative with every caution lap it completes in the Talladega and Martinsville races for NASCAR’s premier series generating a donation of $500 (up to $25,000). A special addition has been added to this year’s campaign with Chevrolet pledging to donate an additional $1,500 (up to $25,000) for each Team Chevy driver that earns a top-10 finish in the two participating events.  In 2024, 54 total caution laps were completed among the two races – raising a $18,900 donation for the American Cancer Society. The pink Chevrolet Camaro SS pace car that participated in last year’s campaign is set to be auctioned off at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Fall Auction on Friday, October 17, with 100% of the hammer price benefitting the American Cancer Society.  The first of two races in this year’s campaign will take place this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, with the pink Corvette Stingray making its on-track debut for the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 on Sunday, October 19 – the penultimate race of the Round of Eight.

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·        A valiant effort by Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team ended with a runner-up finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to open the NASCAR Cup Series Round of Eight. The finish – Larson’s 13th top-five result of the season – came with a strong points day that puts the 2021 champion in the top provisional points positions in the playoff rankings with a 35-point cushion heading to Talladega Superspeedway.   ·        Kyle Larson led a lineup of three Team Chevy drivers with top-10 results at the 1.5-mile Nevada oval, with Alex Bowman crossing the line in seventh and the Las Vegas native, Kyle Busch, driving from the 32nd starting position to a strong eighth-place finish.   ·        To get the NASCAR Cup Series Round of Eight underway, all three Team Chevy playoff contenders unloaded with speed that translated into top-six qualifying efforts – led by Chase Elliott, who lined up his No. 9 Chevrolet in the fourth position to take the green-flag at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Settling into the fourth position on the opening lap, Elliott was quickly challenged for position by his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, who also earned a top-five starting position. With an early report of a good handling Chevrolet, Byron steadily made his way up into the runner-up position by Lap 29. The first green-flag pit cycle began shortly thereafter, with Crew Chief, Rudy Fugle, calling his driver down pit road for four tires and fuel on Lap 34. With a masterful 9.6-second stop by the No. 24 pit crew, Byron took advantage of a pit road mishap by then-race leader, Chase Briscoe, to inherit the lead once the pit cycle was complete. Byron’s long run speed prevailed as the Charlotte, North Carolina, native paced the field until a late-stage caution fell with nine laps to go. With the lead pack making the trip down pit road, the No. 24 pit crew put Byron on the front-row for the restart with the Team Chevy driver going on to pick up his seventh stage win of the season.   ·        It was as an all-Hendrick Motorsports front-row with William Byron and Kyle Larson leading the field to the green-flag for Stage Two. A stellar start positioned Larson in the top spot to lead his first laps of the day. Sitting comfortable at the top of the leaderboard, Larson pulled away to nearly a two-second lead over teammate, Byron, at the 30-lap marker of the stage. With yet another green-flag pit cycle near the halfway mark of the stage, a clean stop by the No. 5 pit crew kept Larson in the top position once the field cycled through. Quiet on the radio, Larson went on to maintain an average one-second gap to second en route to a Team Chevy stage sweep at the 1.5-mile Nevada oval.   ·       The first to exit pit road under the stage break, Kyle Larson resumed position in the lead, but saw a hard-charging William Byron in his rear-view mirror. Byron held the margin of Larson’s lead to under one-second for most of the run as the third green-flag pit cycle of the day was on the horizon. A 9.7-second stop for the No. 24 team was enough for Byron to make the pass on his teammate during the cycle that ultimately put him at the top of the leaderboard as the driver crossed the line to mark 45 laps to go. But his journey to an early Championship Four berth ended when a massive hit with a lap car ended the No. 24 team’s day early. Varying pit strategies among the lead pack saw Larson lineup in the fourth position as the first car with a set of four fresh Goodyear tires for the restart. With a short-run to the checkered-flag, Larson went on to cap-off a strong day with a runner-up finish.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 2nd – Kyle Larson7th – Alex Bowman8th – Kyle Busch Chevrolet’s season statistics with 33 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:  Wins: 14Poles: 11Top-Fives: 61Top 10s: 135Stage Wins: 25

UP NEXT: The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of Eight will continue at Talladega Superspeedway with the YellaWood 400 on Sunday, October 19, at 2 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

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Larson Opens NASCAR Cup Series Round of Eight with Runner-Up Finish at Las Vegas

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·        A valiant effort by Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team ended with a runner-up finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to open the NASCAR Cup Series Round of Eight. The finish – Larson’s 13th top-five result of the season – came with a strong points day that puts the 2021 champion in the top provisional points positions in the playoff rankings with a 35-point cushion heading to Talladega Superspeedway.   ·        Kyle Larson led a lineup of three Team Chevy drivers with top-10 results at the 1.5-mile Nevada oval, with Alex Bowman crossing the line in seventh and the Las Vegas native, Kyle Busch, driving from the 32nd starting position to a strong eighth-place finish.   ·        To get the NASCAR Cup Series Round of Eight underway, all three Team Chevy playoff contenders unloaded with speed that translated into top-six qualifying efforts – led by Chase Elliott, who lined up his No. 9 Chevrolet in the fourth position to take the green-flag at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Settling into the fourth position on the opening lap, Elliott was quickly challenged for position by his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, who also earned a top-five starting position. With an early report of a good handling Chevrolet, Byron steadily made his way up into the runner-up position by Lap 29. The first green-flag pit cycle began shortly thereafter, with Crew Chief, Rudy Fugle, calling his driver down pit road for four tires and fuel on Lap 34. With a masterful 9.6-second stop by the No. 24 pit crew, Byron took advantage of a pit road mishap by then-race leader, Chase Briscoe, to inherit the lead once the pit cycle was complete. Byron’s long run speed prevailed as the Charlotte, North Carolina, native paced the field until a late-stage caution fell with nine laps to go. With the lead pack making the trip down pit road, the No. 24 pit crew put Byron on the front-row for the restart with the Team Chevy driver going on to pick up his seventh stage win of the season.   ·        It was as an all-Hendrick Motorsports front-row with William Byron and Kyle Larson leading the field to the green-flag for Stage Two. A stellar start positioned Larson in the top spot to lead his first laps of the day. Sitting comfortable at the top of the leaderboard, Larson pulled away to nearly a two-second lead over teammate, Byron, at the 30-lap marker of the stage. With yet another green-flag pit cycle near the halfway mark of the stage, a clean stop by the No. 5 pit crew kept Larson in the top position once the field cycled through. Quiet on the radio, Larson went on to maintain an average one-second gap to second en route to a Team Chevy stage sweep at the 1.5-mile Nevada oval.   ·       The first to exit pit road under the stage break, Kyle Larson resumed position in the lead, but saw a hard-charging William Byron in his rear-view mirror. Byron held the margin of Larson’s lead to under one-second for most of the run as the third green-flag pit cycle of the day was on the horizon. A 9.7-second stop for the No. 24 team was enough for Byron to make the pass on his teammate during the cycle that ultimately put him at the top of the leaderboard as the driver crossed the line to mark 45 laps to go. But his journey to an early Championship Four berth ended when a massive hit with a lap car ended the No. 24 team’s day early. Varying pit strategies among the lead pack saw Larson lineup in the fourth position as the first car with a set of four fresh Goodyear tires for the restart. With a short-run to the checkered-flag, Larson went on to cap-off a strong day with a runner-up finish.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 2nd – Kyle Larson7th – Alex Bowman8th – Kyle Busch Chevrolet’s season statistics with 33 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:  Wins: 14Poles: 11Top-Fives: 61Top 10s: 135Stage Wins: 25

UP NEXT: The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of Eight will continue at Talladega Superspeedway with the YellaWood 400 on Sunday, October 19, at 2 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 23rd“It certainly wasn’t an ideal finish today for our Tootsie’s Chevy. In the final stage of the race, we got the handling figured out and were moving forward, then we got caught up in the accident and had some damage we had to work on. But, we rallied to finish 23rd.”   Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 25th “It never fails that when we have a great day going, something happens out of our control. Our Get Bioethanol Chevrolet was really good. The balance started on the free side and then we got it a little too tight. After our green flag stops, the car would fire off good. Almost too good which is what caused us to fade at the end of the run. We were in position to get a top-10 finish but then got caught up in that multi-car wreck with less than 25 laps to go. I hate it for our No. 3 team but it’s a positive that our car had speed on an intermediate. Everyone did a great job today and this is something we can build off moving forward.”   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 2nd“I thought we did everything that we could do. The Toyota’s were really fast for the short-run there. I saw the No. 11 (Denny Hamlin, race winner) line up behind me and I knew he’d be difficult to hold off. If any one of the Toyota’s got clear and could get rolling, I knew it would be tough. He did a great job, though. He still had to make the right moves, which he did. I felt like I was doing all I could to stay in front of him, while also trying to track down the No. 19 (Chase Briscoe). We just came up a little bit short, but overall, it was a great day for the No. 5 Chevrolet team.” Are you encouraged heading into Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway? “We did have a great points day, but it could easily change next week. We’ll just try to execute again; have a good points day at Talladega (Superspeedway) and be in a good position heading into Martinsville (Speedway).”   Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 8th “I’m proud of the entire No. 8 zone Chevrolet team for getting us to a place from qualifying 32nd to finishing eighth today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. We worked throughout the race to correct rear grip issues and a loose-handling Chevy to get the car to a competitive pace by race’s end. Now the name of the game is consistency and continuing to finish out front the remainder of the season, and of course get our Richard Childress Racing machine back to victory lane.”   Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 18th “We started our day strong. I thought we had the balance of our No. 9 NAPA Chevy in a really good spot. I was just happy with the way it was driving. Unfortunately, we got a pit road penalty in Stage Two and we just got back in traffic. I needed something pretty different, balance-wise, to be good back there. I probably missed a little bit on my first read and we only had a couple shots to try and help that. Just got behind on adjustments for track position. We’ll regroup and try again next weekend at Talladega (Superspeedway).”    William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage. Finished: 36th Walk us through how all of that went down and how much time you had to react when you saw the No. 10 (Ty Dillon) coming to pit road…“Yeah, I never saw him (Ty Dillon) wave. I didn’t see any indication that he was pitting. It was probably 12 to 15 laps after we had pitted, so I thought the cycle was fully over. Nobody said anything to my spotter, from what I know. I had zero idea. Everyone has been wrapping the paint really far around the corner and that’s what I was doing to have a good lap. I was watching him thinking – okay, he missed the bottom a little bit here. He just started slowing and I had no idea what was going on. I’m just devastated. I had no indication. Obviously, I wouldn’t have just driven full-speed into the back of him like that.” When you talk about the devastation, are you thinking you had a winning race car today? “We were right there with the No. 5 (Kyle Larson). I got loose a few laps before and lost the lead, which I was bummed about. But I was going to try and get my balance back to a reasonable place. I was a little bit loose that run, looser than I was expecting to be, and I was just kind of pacing it. With as good as we were and as good as the race was going, for random things like that to happen, it just sucks. I can’t believe it. Obviously I would never do that. During the cycle, you’re anticipating guys pitting. It just sucks.”   Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage. Finished: 33rd “Frustrating end to the day. My 88 Jockey Chevy was so good there at the start, then towards the end it was a bit tight but we were still in a position to get a good finish. Wish our result would’ve shown the race we had. Proud of my 88 team for bringing another rocket ship.”

RACE RECAP – DALLAS Race 18 of 20

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PROCK PROUDLY WEARS TEXAS MOTORPLEX COWBOY HAT AFTER FALL NATIONALS VICTORYForce suffers mechanical issue in semifinals, Beckman bows out in Rd. 2

RACE RECAP – DALLASRace 18 of 20

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PROCK PROUDLY WEARS TEXAS MOTORPLEX COWBOY HAT AFTER FALL NATIONALS VICTORYForce suffers mechanical issue in semifinals, Beckman bows out in Rd. 2

ENNIS, Texas (OCT. 12, 2025) – The freight train that is Austin Prock and John Force Racing’s Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team continued its tear down the championship tracks with an overpowering win in the NHRA Mission Foods Texas Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. Brittany Force was quick, fast and consistent in all four qualifying sessions and two rounds of competition before a mechanical issue with the Monster Energy Top Fuel Dragster in the semifinals during the burnout procedure shut off the engine and prevented her from competing further. Jack Beckman and the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS Funny Car team easily handled its Round 1 competition but fell in Round 2. The 2024 NHRA Funny Car Champion picked up his ninth win of the season, earning his first winner’s cowboy hat from the facility celebrating its 40th year of NHRA competition, with a lap of 3.959 seconds at 328.30 mph over Ron Capps, who ran 4.405 seconds at 199.80 mph after his parachute deployed shortly after leaving the starting line. Prock entered the weekend just 20 points ahead of second-place Matt Hagan but leaves 112 to the good with the victory and Hagan’s first-round departure. “I said Friday night (after setting low ET in qualifying) we’re going to be counting wins, and we went out there and won,” said Prock. “All our cards fell right today, and we were able to extend our point lead so that definitely feels really good. You know, I’m really proud of this Cornwell Tools team. We stumbled in Q1 when the track was a little green and they regrouped. The track got better throughout the weekend, and so did our race car. We were low ET every time we went down the track after Q1 and that’s an OG Jim Prock move right there: you go and just take it all.” The 2024 Funny Car Champion had a typically strong Prock Rocket run to the final round. He ran low ET of the weekend in Round 1 against Blake Alexander (3.867 seconds at 335.70 mph) and took care of Spencer Hyde in Round 2 with a run of 3.939 seconds at 329.48 mph. The 17-time Funny Car winner gave up the holeshot to Chad Green in the semifinals but quickly got past, running 3.963 seconds at 328.63 mph to Green’s 4.068/308.09. “I’m really proud to drive this Cornwell Tools Chevrolet for John Force Racing,” said Prock. “It’s one hell of an opportunity to turn on win lights and bring home race wins and extend the point lead on top of it. You can’t ask for much more. “It was a really cool weekend. I’m so proud of this team and my dad and brother and Nate Hildahl, they do just such a good job. We weren’t just low ET, we were low ET by a lot, which definitely makes you feel good. It gives you some confidence behind the wheel, and to put it all together and then put on a Texas Motorplex cowboy hat at the end of the day feels damn good.” In Round 1, Force ran her second 340-mph run of the weekend (340.14 mph) and 12th of the year, and her elapsed time, 3.729 seconds, was more than enough to defeat Tony Schumacher and move on to the second-round matchup against Justin Ashley. Ashley got the holeshot, but only by 0.005-of-a-second (0.045 to 0.050), and the Monster Energy dragster ran 3.828 seconds at 332.79 mph to Ashley’s 3.943/292.85. The round-win set up the semifinals pairing against Steve Torrence. Force again had lane choice in the semifinals but the engine clicked off at the conclusion of the burnout and her day was done. “We had a mechanical issue and the engine shut off,” said Force. “That was a really difficult one for this Monster Energy team. “We were running well all weekend. We qualified sixth, which was great for us and had four solid qualifying runs down the track. I was on my reaction times and we were on point. Our car’s been on point all day. But, for whatever reason, I believe that we weren’t meant to make the run. I always believe that there’s a bigger power happening. We weren’t supposed to make that run, and I stand by that. We know what was wrong and we know how to fix it so it won’t happen again.” Beckman, who qualified third, took on No. 14 qualifier Dave Richards in Round 1, with the PEAK SQUAD running 3.911 seconds at 330.57 mph to Richard’s 4.046 at 318.72. The 2012 Funny Car Champion earned lane choice for the second-round matchup against Daniel Wilkerson, but his 3.993-second run at 323.14 mph was not enough to get by Wilkerson’s 3.944/327.46 run. “Wilkerson laid one down against us,” said Beckman. “In a situation like that, you go over and shake his hand. They got about all there was in that racetrack there. The PEAK Chevy stuck the tire and didn’t run nearly as quick as we wanted it to, but it was going to be hard to outrun him. Dan outdrove me, as well, on that one. So, there are eight rounds of racing left. We can’t control what Austin does but we’re within a round of second place right now. I think when you have a car good enough to win the race, our goal is the same: to go out and win the next race.” The Top 10 in Top Fuel after four of six races in the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship are: 1. Doug Kalitta (2,525); 2. Justin Ashley (2,384); 3. Shawn Langdon (2,366), 4. Steve Torrence (2,297); 5. Brittany Force (2,291); 6. Tony Stewart (2,289); 7. Clay Millikan (2,279); 8. Shawn Reed (2,255); 9. Antron Brown (2,242), 10. Josh Hart (2,152). The Top 10 in Funny Car after four of six races in the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship are: 1. Austin Prock (2,485); 2. Matt Hagan (2,373); 3. Jack Beckman (2,354); 4. Ron Capps (2,336); 5. Daniel Wilkerson (2,296); 6. Paul Lee (2,257); 7. Cruz Pedregon (2,252); 8. Chad Green (2,236); 9. Spencer Hyde (2,217); 10. Alexis Dejoria (2,195). Round 19 of 20 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is the Oct. 30 – Nov. 2 NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Notes: Another weekend, another Wally for Austin Prock in the Cornwell Tools JFR Chevrolet SS Funny Car, his ninth win in 18 events this season. Prock took his sixth number one qualifying position of the year with a run of 3.876 seconds at 336.07mph on Friday night. Prock didn’t take it easy against Blake Alexander in the first round of eliminations, advancing with a pass at 3.867 seconds, the quickest Funny Car run of the weekend. Spencer Hyde got off the line quicker than Prock, but lost traction early, moving Prock onto the semi-finals and a matchup with Chad Green. Green had the quicker reaction time, but Prock was able to keep the speed up longer, crossing the line 0.065 seconds ahead of Green to set up a final against Ron Capps. Prock beat Capps off the line and easily pulled away to his 21st career win when Capps’ chutes deployed early. Prock’s Lone Star State stellar weekend extended his championship lead over Matt Hagan from 20 points to 112 points with two events remaining.Beckman qualified third and beat Dave Richards with a run of 3.911 seconds at 330.57mph to advance to the second round, where a side-by-side fight with Daniel Wilkerson ended with Beckman falling just short of advancing. Brittany Force in the Monster Energy Chevrolet Top Fuel Dragster continues to set records, hitting 340.57mph at the top end, to set a new Texas Motorplex Track record during qualifying on Friday night. Force faced off against Tony Schumacher in the first elimination round, and for the 13th time this season, topped 340mph, advancing easily and setting up a second-round matchup with Justin Ashley. Force and Ashley got off the line quickly together, with the John Force Racing driver taking the lead at 330 feet and never looking back on the way to a 3.828-second (332.79mph) run and spot in the semi-finals.A promising weekend came to an end against Steve Torrance when a mechanical issue caused an engine shutdown after her burnout. Dallas Glenn went 6.605 seconds at 208.89mph to beat Aaron Stanfield and collect his seventh Wally of the season and 20th in his career. Glenn holds a 60-point lead over his teammate Greg Anderson.  UP NEXT:The 19th round of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, the fifth round of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, is the NHRA Nevada Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from October 30th through November 2nd.

Post-Race Driver Quotes:   AUSTIN PROCK, DRIVER OF THE CORNWELL TOOLS CHEVROLET SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING: “I said Friday night (after setting low ET in qualifying) we’re going to be counting wins and we went out there and won. All our cards fell right today, and we were able to extend our point lead so that definitely feels really good. You know, I’m really proud of this Cornwell Tools team. We stumbled Q1 when the track was a little green and they regrouped. The track continuously got better throughout the weekend, and so did our race car. We were low ET every time we went down the track after Q1 and that’s an OG Jim Prock move right there: you go and just take it all.” “I’m really proud to drive this Cornwell Tools Chevrolet for John Force Racing. It’s one hell of an opportunity to turn on win lights and bring home race wins and extend the point lead on top of it. You can’t ask for much more.” “It was a really cool weekend. I’m so proud of this team and my dad and brother and Nate Hillal, they do just such a good job. We weren’t just low ET, we were low ET by a lot, which definitely makes you feel good. It gives you some confidence behind the wheel, and to put it all together and you put a Texas Motorplex cowboy hat on at the end of the day, it feels damn good.” JACK BECKMAN, DRIVER OF THE PEAK ANTIFREEZE AND COOLANTS CHEVROLET SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING: “Wilkerson laid one down against us,” said Beckman. “In a situation like that, you go over and shake his hand. They got about all there was in that racetrack there. The PEAK Chevy stuck the tire and didn’t run nearly as quick as we wanted it to but it was going to be hard to outrun him. Dan outdrove me, as well, on that one. So, there are eight rounds of racing left. We can’t control what Austin does but we’re within a round of second place right now. I think when you have a car good enough to win the race, our goal is the same: to go out and win the next race.” BRITTANY FORCE, DRIVER OF THE MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET DRAGSTER FOR JOHN FORCE RACING: “We had a mechanical issue and the engine shut off. That was a really difficult one for this Monster Energy team. We were running well all weekend. We qualified sixth, which was great for us and had four solid qualifying runs down the track. I was on my reaction times and we were on point. Our car’s been on point all day. But, for whatever reason, I believe that we weren’t meant to make the run. I always believe that there’s a bigger power happening. We weren’t supposed to make that run, and I stand by that. We know what was wrong and we know how to fix it so it won’t happen again.”

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Notes: Another weekend, another Wally for Austin Prock in the Cornwell Tools JFR Chevrolet SS Funny Car, his ninth win in 18 events this season. Prock took his sixth number one qualifying position of the year with a run of 3.876 seconds at 336.07mph on Friday night. Prock didn’t take it easy against Blake Alexander in the first round of eliminations, advancing with a pass at 3.867 seconds, the quickest Funny Car run of the weekend. Spencer Hyde got off the line quicker than Prock, but lost traction early, moving Prock onto the semi-finals and a matchup with Chad Green. Green had the quicker reaction time, but Prock was able to keep the speed up longer, crossing the line 0.065 seconds ahead of Green to set up a final against Ron Capps. Prock beat Capps off the line and easily pulled away to his 21st career win when Capps’ chutes deployed early. Prock’s Lone Star State stellar weekend extended his championship lead over Matt Hagan from 20 points to 112 points with two events remaining.Beckman qualified third and beat Dave Richards with a run of 3.911 seconds at 330.57mph to advance to the second round, where a side-by-side fight with Daniel Wilkerson ended with Beckman falling just short of advancing. Brittany Force in the Monster Energy Chevrolet Top Fuel Dragster continues to set records, hitting 340.57mph at the top end, to set a new Texas Motorplex Track record during qualifying on Friday night. Force faced off against Tony Schumacher in the first elimination round, and for the 13th time this season, topped 340mph, advancing easily and setting up a second-round matchup with Justin Ashley. Force and Ashley got off the line quickly together, with the John Force Racing driver taking the lead at 330 feet and never looking back on the way to a 3.828-second (332.79mph) run and spot in the semi-finals.A promising weekend came to an end against Steve Torrance when a mechanical issue caused an engine shutdown after her burnout. Dallas Glenn went 6.605 seconds at 208.89mph to beat Aaron Stanfield and collect his seventh Wally of the season and 20th in his career. Glenn holds a 60-point lead over his teammate Greg Anderson.  UP NEXT:The 19th round of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, the fifth round of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, is the NHRA Nevada Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from October 30th through November 2nd.

Post-Race Driver Quotes:   AUSTIN PROCK, DRIVER OF THE CORNWELL TOOLS CHEVROLET SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING: “I said Friday night (after setting low ET in qualifying) we’re going to be counting wins and we went out there and won. All our cards fell right today, and we were able to extend our point lead so that definitely feels really good. You know, I’m really proud of this Cornwell Tools team. We stumbled Q1 when the track was a little green and they regrouped. The track continuously got better throughout the weekend, and so did our race car. We were low ET every time we went down the track after Q1 and that’s an OG Jim Prock move right there: you go and just take it all.” “I’m really proud to drive this Cornwell Tools Chevrolet for John Force Racing. It’s one hell of an opportunity to turn on win lights and bring home race wins and extend the point lead on top of it. You can’t ask for much more.” “It was a really cool weekend. I’m so proud of this team and my dad and brother and Nate Hillal, they do just such a good job. We weren’t just low ET, we were low ET by a lot, which definitely makes you feel good. It gives you some confidence behind the wheel, and to put it all together and you put a Texas Motorplex cowboy hat on at the end of the day, it feels damn good.” JACK BECKMAN, DRIVER OF THE PEAK ANTIFREEZE AND COOLANTS CHEVROLET SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING: “Wilkerson laid one down against us,” said Beckman. “In a situation like that, you go over and shake his hand. They got about all there was in that racetrack there. The PEAK Chevy stuck the tire and didn’t run nearly as quick as we wanted it to but it was going to be hard to outrun him. Dan outdrove me, as well, on that one. So, there are eight rounds of racing left. We can’t control what Austin does but we’re within a round of second place right now. I think when you have a car good enough to win the race, our goal is the same: to go out and win the next race.” BRITTANY FORCE, DRIVER OF THE MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET DRAGSTER FOR JOHN FORCE RACING: “We had a mechanical issue and the engine shut off. That was a really difficult one for this Monster Energy team. We were running well all weekend. We qualified sixth, which was great for us and had four solid qualifying runs down the track. I was on my reaction times and we were on point. Our car’s been on point all day. But, for whatever reason, I believe that we weren’t meant to make the run. I always believe that there’s a bigger power happening. We weren’t supposed to make that run, and I stand by that. We know what was wrong and we know how to fix it so it won’t happen again.”

DALLAS (October 12, 2025) — Canadian Spencer Hyde continued to turn heads during his rookie season, this week making the most of the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals and Stampede of Speed, the fourth race of the Countdown. The driver of the Head Inc. Nitro Funny Car continued to make waves in his rookie season, knocking out former Texas Fall Nationals winner Bob Tasca III in the first round and advancing to the quarterfinals.   “I came into this race really wanting to make a statement,” said Hyde. “Monday is Canadian Thanksgiving, so my entire family was able to be in town for the weekend. And then of course, my fiancé, Courtney, calls Texas home. It would have been the perfect race to secure my first Nitro Funny Car win, but I am optimistic about what these last two Countdown races will bring.”   After four qualifying runs made in front of huge crowds on Friday and Saturday, Hyde entered race day in the No. 9 qualifying position. This position was based on the strength of a 3.945 second, 299.28 mph pass he made on Friday night while competing for the Battle for the Saddle.  Spencer Hyde raced to the quarterfinals today at the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals, photo credit Innovation Creative Experts“The Battle for the Saddle is super cool,” said Hyde. “The Texas Motorplex is an innovator, encouraging other tracks to give us racers opportunities to win big money during Friday qualifying. We gave it our best effort, and I’m hopeful we’ll get to try again for this honor next year.”   On Sunday during the first round of eliminations, Hyde was up against the 2012 winner of the Texas Fall Nationals, Bob Tasca III. Tasca was first off the line, but Hyde was able to overtake him, punching his ticket into the next round.   “That first round win against Tasca was huge,” said Hyde. “There are no easy wins out here. Everyone who qualifies for the show has the capability to win. I continue to get more and more comfortable in this car, and it’s showing with my reaction times and how I’m able to manhandle the wheel.”   Next up in the quarterfinals, Hyde faced the points leader and reigning world champion Austin Prock. While Hyde had the quicker reaction time with one of his best launches of the season, Prock was able to get around him after the 60-foot mark. Prock then went on to win the race, taking home his first cowboy hat.   “I really wanted to be the one wearing a cowboy hat at the end of the day,” said Hyde. “Cowboy hats are already part of my wardrobe, and I even told Courtney I wouldn’t bring one with me because I thought I could win a navy-colored hat here. But I know our first Wally is just around the corner.”   Hyde has two races left this season to improve his points position in the Countdown to the Championship. He leaves Dallas No. 9 in the standings, hungry to move up in Las Vegas and Pomona, California. He and the Head Racing team will be back in competition in two weeks at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection on October 30-November 2 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. There will be two qualifying sessions on Friday, October 31 and two more qualifying sessions on Saturday, November 1. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Nevada Nationals visit nhra.com   Qualifying Results Q1: No run Q2: 3.945 sec, 299.28 mph; Qual. 9 Q3: 4.098 sec, 288.07 mph; Qual. 9 Q4: 4.059 sec, 299.32 mph; Qual. 9 Bonus Points: 0   Race Results First Round Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Inc. Funny Car, (.092), 4.291 sec, 244.21 mph def. Bob Tasca III, Hope, R.I., Ford Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang, (.088), 4.466 sec, 205.33 mph   Second Round Austin Prock, Pittsboro, Ind., Cornwell Tools Chevrolet Camaro SS, (.059), 3.939 sec, 329.48 mph def. Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Inc. Funny Car, (.046), 5.241 sec, 150.66 mph     Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Funny Car 1. Austin Prock            2485 2. Matt Hagan             2373 3. Jack Beckman         2354 4. Ron Capps               2336 5. Daniel Wilkerson    2296 6. Paul Lee                   2257 7. Cruz Pedregon        2252 8. Chad Green             2236 9. Spencer Hyde         2217 10. Alexis DeJoria       2195

DALLAS (October 12, 2025) — Funny Car driver and Dallas native Buddy Hull was everywhere during the Stampede of Speed, leading up to the 40th Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. In his last race out of the driver’s seat before he returns to on-track action in the Jim Dunn Funny Car, he could be seen at the Stars of Texas music festival, the annual Champions Dinner, the PreStage Fan Fest and every other event in between.   “I am so proud to be living in Texas, and to call the Texas Motorplex my home track,” said Hull. “The Meyer family does a bang-up job putting on the Stampede of Speed, a full 10 days of events that both loyal drag racing fans and people who have never seen a drag strip before can enjoy. Anything I can do to support their mission of growing the sport of drag racing, I will do. This year’s Stampede of Speed was the best yet. They keep raising the bar.”  Hull (second from right) enjoyed the Champions Dinner with True Brand’s Crystal Mathews (far left), his wife Madi and True Brand’s Amber Kossak (far right), photo credit Randy CurtisThe Stampede of Speed kicked off with Hull’s personal Funny Car, decked out in the Stampede of Speed livery, participating in the cattle drive in downtown Waxahachie. Hull then attended all three days of the Stars of Texas country music festival, which included a lantern festival, beer expo and more. The Motorplex social media team put him to work engaging with festival goers, encouraging them to come back out for the Texas Fall Nationals the next weekend.   “I consider myself an ambassador of this sport,” said Hull. “The music festival allows people to get a small taste of drag racing in between acts with the Texas Invitational, which makes them want to see even more. I appreciate how hard the Motorplex team works to pull this whole thing off.”   On the Wednesday before the race, Hull and his wife Madi were guests at the annual Champions Dinner, celebrating 40 years of winners at the Texas Motorplex. The next night, he signed autographs for thousands of fans at the PreStage Fan Fest in Waxahachie.   “One of the best parts of the Stampede of Speed is how each event plays a different role,” said Hull. “The Champions Dinner is an intimate affair, celebrating the drivers who make this place so historic. The Fan Fest is an opportunity to engage with fans and get them excited for the race weekend. Both sides of that coin are important and make both the drivers and fans feel seen and appreciated.”   During the Fall Nationals, Hull stayed busy entertaining fans on the Nitro Alley Stage, representing True Brand and the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and driving the Rodak Cadillac powered by Rodak’s Coffee. He was the perfect chauffeur for the winners of the Battle for the Saddle on Friday night and the race winners on Sunday.   “Even though I can’t drive a Nitro Funny Car right now because of my hand, I still want to represent my sponsors well and be useful to the people who support me and my family. I can’t wait to return to the driver’s seat of this Jim Dunn Funny Car. This season has been a journey.”   Alex Laughlin, filling in for Hull, qualified in the No. 15 spot after making four solid passes during qualifying. In the first round of eliminations, he left on Ron Capps, before Capps’ car overtook the True Brand Funny Car, making it to the finish line first. Capps then went on to be the event runner-up.

DALLAS (October 12, 2025) — At one of the biggest races of the NHRA Countdown for the Championship Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team were looking to make a move towards their first Top Fuel world championship. After two days of qualifying in front of packed grandstands at Texas Motorplex’s Stampede of Speed and Texas Fall Nationals the driver and team owner from Florida had his race day cut short by Texan Steve Torrence in the first round.
 
Hart was the No. 10 qualifier after posting his quickest qualifying time of 3.740 seconds at 330.79 mph during the spectacular JEGS Friday Night Live! qualifying round. In the third qualifying session on Saturday morning Hart made the quickest run of the session and earned three qualifying bonus points. The team was confident heading into race day.

 Josh Hart continued to dominate the starting line at the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals,
photo credit Innovation Creative Experts

When Hart and Torrence rolled up for the first round, they were the final pair of 12,000-horsepowered Top Fuel dragsters. Hart was the first off the starting line with a reaction time advantage of .072 to .087 seconds. The lead lasted for the first third of the race when the R+L Carriers race car overpowered the track and while Hart was trying to pedal his race car Torrence was out in front. Torrence also ran into traction issues, but he was able to hold on for the round win.
 
Hart continued to establish himself as one of the best drivers off the starting line and the tricky track conditions derailed his race car’s mechanical performance. Hart has consistently talked about his confidence in his crew and their determination to succeed at the highest level of NHRA drag racing.
 
“I know my crew guys on this R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster are amazing,” saif Hart, a multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. “These races are so tough, and the sport is so humbling. I am blessed to be able to come out here and chase my dream. Steve is a great champion and we just didn’t have things go our way today.”

 Hart credited his crew with continuing to give their all as the season winds down,photo credit Innovation Creative Experts

Hart will leave Dallas in 10^th place in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series championship point standings. He will head to the final two national events set for Las Vegas, Nevada, and Pomona, California, looking to end the season with a win and have an impact on the championship outcome. Since his rookie season Hart has been known as a fierce competitor and tough matchup in the final two races of the Countdown.
 
“We are going to these final two races looking for more national event wins,” said Hart. “The other Countdown contending cars know we are going to give them our best. The best thing about finishing the season in Las Vegas and Pomona is there will be huge crowds and the pressure will be big. I thrive in those types of environments.”
 
In addition to his on-track performance Hart was also spending time with the Burnyzz Speed Shop display at the Texas Fall Nationals. The high-performance speed shop and custom car purveyor showed off several high-end classic cars all weekend. Burnyzz Speed Shop, based in Ocala, Florida, is looking to expand nationally in 2026 and they have been using NHRA national events to showcase their amazing collection of classic cars.
 
“We are excited about the future of Burnyzz Speed Shop and our expansion plan for sure,” said Hart. “The NHRA is a great marketing opportunity and when you can combine high performance racing and high performance classic and custom cars, that is pretty awesome.”
 
Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team will be back on track for the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals, October 30 – November 2, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: 4.117 sec, 221.50 mph; Qual. 12
Q2: 3.740 sec; 330.79 mph; Qual. 10
Q3: 3.793 sec; 330.23 mph; Qual. 10
Q4: 4.146 sec; 217.64 mph; Qual. 10
Bonus points: +3 (Quickest of Q3)
 
Race Results
 
First Round
Steve Torrence, Kilgore, Tex., CAPCO Top Fuel dragster, (.087), 3.993 sec, 264.07 mph def. Josh Hart, Ocala, Fla., R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster, (.072), 4.194 sec, 208.21 mph

Short Race Day for Hart at Stampede of Speed

DALLAS (October 12, 2025) — At one of the biggest races of the NHRA Countdown for the Championship Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team were looking to make a move towards their first Top Fuel world championship. After two days of qualifying in front of packed grandstands at Texas Motorplex’s Stampede of Speed and Texas Fall Nationals the driver and team owner from Florida had his race day cut short by Texan Steve Torrence in the first round.
 
Hart was the No. 10 qualifier after posting his quickest qualifying time of 3.740 seconds at 330.79 mph during the spectacular JEGS Friday Night Live! qualifying round. In the third qualifying session on Saturday morning Hart made the quickest run of the session and earned three qualifying bonus points. The team was confident heading into race day.

 Josh Hart continued to dominate the starting line at the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals,
photo credit Innovation Creative Experts

When Hart and Torrence rolled up for the first round, they were the final pair of 12,000-horsepowered Top Fuel dragsters. Hart was the first off the starting line with a reaction time advantage of .072 to .087 seconds. The lead lasted for the first third of the race when the R+L Carriers race car overpowered the track and while Hart was trying to pedal his race car Torrence was out in front. Torrence also ran into traction issues, but he was able to hold on for the round win.
 
Hart continued to establish himself as one of the best drivers off the starting line and the tricky track conditions derailed his race car’s mechanical performance. Hart has consistently talked about his confidence in his crew and their determination to succeed at the highest level of NHRA drag racing.
 
“I know my crew guys on this R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster are amazing,” saif Hart, a multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. “These races are so tough, and the sport is so humbling. I am blessed to be able to come out here and chase my dream. Steve is a great champion and we just didn’t have things go our way today.”

 Hart credited his crew with continuing to give their all as the season winds down,photo credit Innovation Creative Experts

Hart will leave Dallas in 10^th place in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series championship point standings. He will head to the final two national events set for Las Vegas, Nevada, and Pomona, California, looking to end the season with a win and have an impact on the championship outcome. Since his rookie season Hart has been known as a fierce competitor and tough matchup in the final two races of the Countdown.
 
“We are going to these final two races looking for more national event wins,” said Hart. “The other Countdown contending cars know we are going to give them our best. The best thing about finishing the season in Las Vegas and Pomona is there will be huge crowds and the pressure will be big. I thrive in those types of environments.”
 
In addition to his on-track performance Hart was also spending time with the Burnyzz Speed Shop display at the Texas Fall Nationals. The high-performance speed shop and custom car purveyor showed off several high-end classic cars all weekend. Burnyzz Speed Shop, based in Ocala, Florida, is looking to expand nationally in 2026 and they have been using NHRA national events to showcase their amazing collection of classic cars.
 
“We are excited about the future of Burnyzz Speed Shop and our expansion plan for sure,” said Hart. “The NHRA is a great marketing opportunity and when you can combine high performance racing and high performance classic and custom cars, that is pretty awesome.”
 
Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team will be back on track for the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals, October 30 – November 2, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: 4.117 sec, 221.50 mph; Qual. 12
Q2: 3.740 sec; 330.79 mph; Qual. 10
Q3: 3.793 sec; 330.23 mph; Qual. 10
Q4: 4.146 sec; 217.64 mph; Qual. 10
Bonus points: +3 (Quickest of Q3)
 
Race Results
 
First Round
Steve Torrence, Kilgore, Tex., CAPCO Top Fuel dragster, (.087), 3.993 sec, 264.07 mph def. Josh Hart, Ocala, Fla., R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster, (.072), 4.194 sec, 208.21 mph

Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Top Fuel
1. Doug Kalitta             2525
2. Justin Ashley           2384
3. Shawn Langdon      2366
4. Steve Torrence       2297
5. Brittany Force         2291
6. Tony Stewart          2289
7. Clay Millican           2279
8. Shawn Reed             2255
9. Antron Brown         2242
10. Josh Hart              2152

DALLAS (October 12, 2025) — The Stampede of Speed and the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals is recognized as one of the biggest motorsports events not just in Texas but across the country. The 10-day event encompasses country music concerts, bull riding and NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series championship racing as part of the 6-race playoff Countdown. Driver and team owner Chris King brought his Funny Car team from Chicago, Illinois, to the Lone Star State to compete against the best of the best. The Howards Cams Competition Product Funny Car rolled into the Texas Motorplex on Wednesday in preparation for the four-day national event.
 
Through two days of qualifying King held tough securing the No. 16 qualifier spot going into the final round of qualifying on Saturday. During the final session King was bumped out of the top 16 and in his last-ditch effort to get back into the field came up a few hundredths of a second short. The full-time Chicago firefighter wound up No. 17 when the session concluded.

Chris King wowed the crowd on Friday Night at the JEGS Friday Night Live! qualifying session, photo credit Innovation Creative Experts 

Chris King Continues to Chase Dream on
Biggest Stage in Texas

DALLAS (October 12, 2025) — The Stampede of Speed and the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals is recognized as one of the biggest motorsports events not just in Texas but across the country. The 10-day event encompasses country music concerts, bull riding and NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series championship racing as part of the 6-race playoff Countdown. Driver and team owner Chris King brought his Funny Car team from Chicago, Illinois, to the Lone Star State to compete against the best of the best. The Howards Cams Competition Product Funny Car rolled into the Texas Motorplex on Wednesday in preparation for the four-day national event.
 
Through two days of qualifying King held tough securing the No. 16 qualifier spot going into the final round of qualifying on Saturday. During the final session King was bumped out of the top 16 and in his last-ditch effort to get back into the field came up a few hundredths of a second short. The full-time Chicago firefighter wound up No. 17 when the session concluded.

Chris King wowed the crowd on Friday Night at the JEGS Friday Night Live! qualifying session, photo credit Innovation Creative Experts 

“We had to get aggressive in the final qualifying session to try and get around Blake (Alexander),” said King. “We just gave it a little too much. My crew guys busted their tails all weekend and my crew chief Bob Peck was great. It is just really, really tough out here running with these full-time teams.”
 
While the on-track performance was not what King expected, his pre-race involvement was incredibly busy. On Wednesday night King was one of the featured drivers at the Texas Fall Nationals Champions Dinner, celebrating the former winners of the prestigious national event. On Thursday night King joined almost all his fellow professional competitors at the annual Prestage Fanfest event in downtown Waxahachie, Texas, at Railyard Park. King signed autographs, posed for photos and talked with fans from across the country at the free family friendly event.
 
“The Champions Dinner was amazing,” said King. “The Meyer family and their team did a great job and it was cool to just hang out with so many Texas Fall Nationals race winners and other drivers. The Thursday night fan fest was one of the biggest events like this on tour and there were fans everywhere. I signed a ton of hero cards and got to talk with lots of fans. The whole experience was just very cool.”

 
King will head into the off-season looking at his 2026 racing options. For the past several seasons he has been presenting sponsors with tremendous value on and off the track at NHRA national events. This season he continued to impress at events in Chicago, Norwalk, Ohio, the prestigious U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis and this weekend at the Texas Fall Nationals outside of Dallas.
 
King plans on making several sponsor appearances at the PRI Show in Indianapolis December 11-13, 2025 at the Indianapolis Convention Center.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: 6.383 sec; 104.41 mph; Qual. 15
Q2: 4.157 sec; 244.27 mph; Qual 16
Q3: No Time; Qual. 16
Q4: 7.417 sec; 91.11 mph; Qual. 17

Earns fourth win of 2025 and 59th of his career 

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 12, 2025) – Doug Kalitta extended his Top Fuel points lead by winning the Texas Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex on Sunday, his fourth of the season, second consecutive, and 59th of his career. The win puts Kalitta 141 points ahead with just two races remaining as he inches closer to a second career world championship. The win by Kalitta is also the 10th Top Fuel win in the last 11 races for Toyota, who extended its consecutive final rounds made streak across Top Fuel or Funny Car to 15 on Sunday. 

Kalitta had to defeat Toyota teammate and Texas native Steve Torrence, who made his final start of the 2025 season this weekend. The result was Torrence’s second final round of 2025. Shawn Langdon (semifinals) and Justin Ashley (second round) were the other Toyota Top Fuel Dragsters to advance out of round one in Top Fuel on Sunday.

In Funny Car, Ron Capps made the final round and was within reach of his second race victory this season after having to switch to a backup GR Supra body after round one. The fifth final round of 2025 by Capps today keeps him fourth in the Funny Car points standings heading to Las Vegas. 

The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with eliminations on Sunday, November 2.

Toyota Post-Race Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

Texas Motorplex

NHRA Texas Fall Nationals

Race 18 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Doug Kalitta	Mobil Delvac Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Winner	W (3.751) v. J. Salinas (6.219) W (3.757) v. I. Zetterstrom (3.845) W (3.805) v. S. Langdon (4.545) W (3.777) v. S. Torrence (3.874)
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Runner-Up	W (3.993) v. J. Hart (4.194) W (3.833) v. S. Reed (4.076) W (3.836) v. B. Force (No Time) L (3.847) v. D. Kalitta (3.777)
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Semi-finals	W (3.697) v. M. King (10.680) W (3.790) v. C. Millican (4.385) L (4.545) v. D. Kalitta (3.805)
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Second Round	W (3.732) v. D. Foley (4.857) L (3.943) v. B. Force (3.828)
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (5.127) v. I. Zetterstrom (4.257)

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	Runner-Up	W (4.224) v. A. Laughlin (4.580) W (4.042) v. C. Pedregon (4.994) W (4.019 – holeshot) v. D. Wilkerson (3.983) L (4.405) v. A. Prock (3.959)
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (No Time) v. C. Pedregon (4.034)

TOYOTA QUOTES

DOUG KALITTA, Mobil Delvac Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Final Result: Winner

How important is this victory in your quest for another championship?

“Yeah, we’re trying to go rounds and stay ahead of these guys! Everybody’s hungry right now. Hats off to Toyota, Mac Tools, Mobil 1, Revchem, Kalitta Air, everybody that supports us. A huge relief to get this win here in Ennis. Really big deal for us.”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Final Result: Runner-Up

An eventful day. How would you assess the day, weekend and what’s your outlook heading into Las Vegas?

KALITTA EXTENDS POINTS LEAD WITH TEXAS FALL NATIONALS VICTORY 

Earns fourth win of 2025 and 59th of his career 

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 12, 2025) – Doug Kalitta extended his Top Fuel points lead by winning the Texas Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex on Sunday, his fourth of the season, second consecutive, and 59th of his career. The win puts Kalitta 141 points ahead with just two races remaining as he inches closer to a second career world championship. The win by Kalitta is also the 10th Top Fuel win in the last 11 races for Toyota, who extended its consecutive final rounds made streak across Top Fuel or Funny Car to 15 on Sunday. 

Kalitta had to defeat Toyota teammate and Texas native Steve Torrence, who made his final start of the 2025 season this weekend. The result was Torrence’s second final round of 2025. Shawn Langdon (semifinals) and Justin Ashley (second round) were the other Toyota Top Fuel Dragsters to advance out of round one in Top Fuel on Sunday.

In Funny Car, Ron Capps made the final round and was within reach of his second race victory this season after having to switch to a backup GR Supra body after round one. The fifth final round of 2025 by Capps today keeps him fourth in the Funny Car points standings heading to Las Vegas. 

The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with eliminations on Sunday, November 2.

Toyota Post-Race Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

Texas Motorplex

NHRA Texas Fall Nationals

Race 18 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Doug Kalitta	Mobil Delvac Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Winner	W (3.751) v. J. Salinas (6.219) W (3.757) v. I. Zetterstrom (3.845) W (3.805) v. S. Langdon (4.545) W (3.777) v. S. Torrence (3.874)
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Runner-Up	W (3.993) v. J. Hart (4.194) W (3.833) v. S. Reed (4.076) W (3.836) v. B. Force (No Time) L (3.847) v. D. Kalitta (3.777)
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Semi-finals	W (3.697) v. M. King (10.680) W (3.790) v. C. Millican (4.385) L (4.545) v. D. Kalitta (3.805)
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Second Round	W (3.732) v. D. Foley (4.857) L (3.943) v. B. Force (3.828)
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (5.127) v. I. Zetterstrom (4.257)

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	Runner-Up	W (4.224) v. A. Laughlin (4.580) W (4.042) v. C. Pedregon (4.994) W (4.019 – holeshot) v. D. Wilkerson (3.983) L (4.405) v. A. Prock (3.959)
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (No Time) v. C. Pedregon (4.034)

TOYOTA QUOTES

DOUG KALITTA, Mobil Delvac Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Final Result: Winner

How important is this victory in your quest for another championship?

“Yeah, we’re trying to go rounds and stay ahead of these guys! Everybody’s hungry right now. Hats off to Toyota, Mac Tools, Mobil 1, Revchem, Kalitta Air, everybody that supports us. A huge relief to get this win here in Ennis. Really big deal for us.”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Final Result: Runner-Up

An eventful day. How would you assess the day, weekend and what’s your outlook heading into Las Vegas?

“Just one of those gut check days for the NAPA Auto Care Toyota guys. It was driver error in the first round, but we got by. Unfortunately, damaged the NAPA Toyota GR Supra Funny Car body – not badly, as it’s fixable, but we couldn’t run it second round. We brought out the Carlyle Tools body which we’re going to run in Las Vegas and we were hoping to get a win there. It was cool that a lot of fans have bought our Carlyle shirts and, I guess the positive thing is, they got to see the Carlyle car in-person make the final round today. Strange in the final. Prock poked his nose out there, but the car felt like it was running well. We came in, wanting to make up ground in the points and we had to, and that’s exactly what we did. So proud of our NAPA Toyota team and let’s see if we can keep this momentum going into Las Vegas.”

HUTCHINSON, KS (Oct. 11, 2025) — Coming into the weekend to face the national stars of the American Sprint Car Series, Whit Gastineau knew he had the means to beat the touring regulars.

In two nights of racing, he beat them twice.

The 41-year-old from Moore, OK, scored his first career Series victory at Salt City Speedway on Friday night, then turned around on Saturday and did it again, passing Brady Baker for the lead on Lap 10 and holding on for a clean sweep of the Series’ final race weekend of the season in Kansas.

As one of Oklahoma’s top regional/local talents, Gastineau races on only a part-time basis. But this weekend, he showed exactly what he and his team have been capable of all season long with the domination of their full-time opponents.

“There’s lots of times we didn’t have the car as good as we needed, but we’ve been good all year,” Gastineau said. “No matter what car we’ve been in — the 360, the two-barrel or the 305 — we’re fast every time we go out. We show up expecting to win, expecting to be top-five, for sure.”

On Friday, it was all Gastineau, leading every lap en route to the win. Saturday brought 18-year-old Rookie of the Year contender Brady Baker to the lead from the outside pole in the opening laps while polesitter Gastineau chased him around the half-mile oval.

The two caught the tail of the field as the race neared the halfway point, and when Baker slowed his pace, Gastineau closed the gap and looked for a way to get by. Carrying great speed down the backstretch, Gastineau drove deep into Turn 3 on Lap 10 and threw a slidejob on Baker to take the top spot.

“I didn’t know if I was gonna get to him or not,” Gastineau said. “I was just doing my best and trying different lines, just something different than he was. That’s when I found that top and I could tell it wasn’t bad.

“I just knew that I had to drive it harder into 3 than him and slide up in front of him and then go from there.”

Gastineau took command out front, but Baker did not immediately go away. The young Arkansas racer found the top lane to his liking, picked up more speed and went side-by-side with Gastineau on Lap 14. But the veteran held him off, using his speed and grip in the bottom lane to drive away from the challenge, off to his second career Series win.

Baker hung on for a second-place result, which tied his best career Series finish that he earned at Batesville Motor Speedway in June.

“I got to the early lead and I thought I was checked out, and I just got too patient with the lapped cars,” Baker said. “I was trying to run my own pace, not trying to get in their air. I didn’t know how close they were behind me, and then Whit got by me.

“We almost got door-to-door and then, going down the straightaway, I got in his dirty air and he pulled back away from me.”

Matt Covington completed the podium in the third position, collecting his eighth podium finish of the season.

“Our car was pretty good, I maybe got it a little too left-rear tight and I was fighting it a little bit, but so was Baker in front of me,” Covington said. “Our cars looked pretty similar. A pretty good run for those guys; a great weekend for Whit. A pretty good weekend for ourselves.”

Series points leader Sam Hafertepe Jr. crossed the stripe in fourth, while Kansas native Zach Blurton completed the top five, earning the Hard Charger honors in his drive from ninth up to fifth place.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action next Friday–Saturday, Oct. 17–18, at Tulsa Speedway in Tulsa, OK.

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

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view all results)

Whit Gastineau Goes Back-to-Back for Weekend Sweep of Salt City Speedway

HUTCHINSON, KS (Oct. 11, 2025) — Coming into the weekend to face the national stars of the American Sprint Car Series, Whit Gastineau knew he had the means to beat the touring regulars.

In two nights of racing, he beat them twice.

The 41-year-old from Moore, OK, scored his first career Series victory at Salt City Speedway on Friday night, then turned around on Saturday and did it again, passing Brady Baker for the lead on Lap 10 and holding on for a clean sweep of the Series’ final race weekend of the season in Kansas.

As one of Oklahoma’s top regional/local talents, Gastineau races on only a part-time basis. But this weekend, he showed exactly what he and his team have been capable of all season long with the domination of their full-time opponents.

“There’s lots of times we didn’t have the car as good as we needed, but we’ve been good all year,” Gastineau said. “No matter what car we’ve been in — the 360, the two-barrel or the 305 — we’re fast every time we go out. We show up expecting to win, expecting to be top-five, for sure.”

On Friday, it was all Gastineau, leading every lap en route to the win. Saturday brought 18-year-old Rookie of the Year contender Brady Baker to the lead from the outside pole in the opening laps while polesitter Gastineau chased him around the half-mile oval.

The two caught the tail of the field as the race neared the halfway point, and when Baker slowed his pace, Gastineau closed the gap and looked for a way to get by. Carrying great speed down the backstretch, Gastineau drove deep into Turn 3 on Lap 10 and threw a slidejob on Baker to take the top spot.

“I didn’t know if I was gonna get to him or not,” Gastineau said. “I was just doing my best and trying different lines, just something different than he was. That’s when I found that top and I could tell it wasn’t bad.

“I just knew that I had to drive it harder into 3 than him and slide up in front of him and then go from there.”

Gastineau took command out front, but Baker did not immediately go away. The young Arkansas racer found the top lane to his liking, picked up more speed and went side-by-side with Gastineau on Lap 14. But the veteran held him off, using his speed and grip in the bottom lane to drive away from the challenge, off to his second career Series win.

Baker hung on for a second-place result, which tied his best career Series finish that he earned at Batesville Motor Speedway in June.

“I got to the early lead and I thought I was checked out, and I just got too patient with the lapped cars,” Baker said. “I was trying to run my own pace, not trying to get in their air. I didn’t know how close they were behind me, and then Whit got by me.

“We almost got door-to-door and then, going down the straightaway, I got in his dirty air and he pulled back away from me.”

Matt Covington completed the podium in the third position, collecting his eighth podium finish of the season.

“Our car was pretty good, I maybe got it a little too left-rear tight and I was fighting it a little bit, but so was Baker in front of me,” Covington said. “Our cars looked pretty similar. A pretty good run for those guys; a great weekend for Whit. A pretty good weekend for ourselves.”

Series points leader Sam Hafertepe Jr. crossed the stripe in fourth, while Kansas native Zach Blurton completed the top five, earning the Hard Charger honors in his drive from ninth up to fifth place.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action next Friday–Saturday, Oct. 17–18, at Tulsa Speedway in Tulsa, OK.

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

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view all results)

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 2-Whit Gastineau[1]; 2. 71-Brady Baker[2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton[9]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn[5]; 7. 2B-Garrett Benson[6]; 8. 12H-Elijah Gile[7]; 9. 16G-Austyn Gossel[8]; 10. 36-Jason Martin[12]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[11]; 12. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[14]; 13. 10-Landon Britt[15]; 14. 0BS-Jesse Pate[18]; 15. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 16. 88K-Jordan Knight[16]; 17. 91X-Jeff Stasa[19]; 18. 12W-Dale Wester[20]; 19. (DNF) 88R-Ryder Laplante[17]; 20. (DNF) 3D-Jake Diehl[21]; 21. (DNF) 88C-Brogan Carder[10]

(10/11/25 – Andrew Kunas) Antioch, CA … D.J. Netto had a big night in his quest for his second NARC sprint car championship when he took Saturday’s feature at Antioch Speedway and added to his points lead, and also ended an extended winless streak in the process.

Netto led all 30 laps for his ninth career NARC victory and was rarely challenged throughout. At one point Netto did get passed by Dominic Scelzi for the lead on an early restart that was called back for another car stopping. Netto took advantage of that break and mastered his remaining restarts, and there were several of them as there were four red flags for cars going upside down on a challenging night.

Scelzi continued trying to go after Netto, but eventually suffered a mishap on another restart and flipped his car upside down. That handed the second position over to Dominic Gorden. Netto entered traffic in the closing laps as Gorden tried to close in along with Jesse Schlotfeldt but they eventually ran out of time before they could take any shot at Netto for the win.

The win was Netto’s third on the season aboard the Penny Newman Grain-sponsored Netto Ag No. 88n Rider-powered KPC, and it came five months after Netto’s second win, which also came at Antioch Speedway in May. Happy to end the drought, Netto popped a wheelie on the front stretch and then climbed atop his car to celebrate with the fans. Netto increased his narrow lead to 12 points over Sean Becker, who finished fourth.

Gorden, who set fast time in qualifying earlier in the evening, settled for second aboard the Silva’s All Natural Beef-sponsored Fortitude Driver Development No. 10 Rider-powered Maxim. Schlotfeldt, visiting from Washington, earned the Williams Roofing Hard Charger nod, coming from 13th to get on the podium in his first visit to Antioch Speedway aboard the Grinder’s Automotive & Marine-sponsored JRS Motorsports No. 21 Shark-powered Triple X.

Becker maintained his second place points standing with his fourth place finish aboard the D&J Construction Rental Equipment-sponsored Bjork Construction No. 7b Shaver-powered Maxim. Max Mittry recovered from a mishap of his own on the initial start and came back to finish fifth aboard the Shasta Realty Group-sponsored Mittry Construction No. 19 Shark-powered KPC. Mittry changed the car number to 19 for the night to honor Chuck Wolf, who had recently passed away. Cannon McIntosh, Tim Kaeding, Dylan Bloomfield, Jake Andreotti and Billy Aton rounded out the Top 10.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Mittry, Netto and Scelzi. Netto topped Scelzi in the Beacon Wealth Strategies – Raymond James Trophy Dash to secure the pole position for the main event.

Gorden paced the 18-car field in Automotive Racing Products Qualifying with a time of 12.142 seconds  around the 3/8-mile clay oval.

Hooser Racing Tires Feature (30 laps): 1. 88N-DJ Netto[1]; 2. 10-Dominic Gorden[3]; 3. 21-Jesse Schlotfeldt[13]; 4. 7B-Sean Becker[8]; 5. 19-Max Mittry[4]; 6. 83-Cannon McIntosh[5]; 7. 0-Tim Kaeding[9]; 8. 33-Dylan Bloomfield[11]; 9. 7P-Jake Andreotti[12]; 10. 26-Billy Aton[14]; 11. 12J-John Clark[15]; 12. 41-Dominic Scelzi[2]; 13. 17W-Shane Golobic[10]; 14. 17-Kalib Henry[16]; 15. 12-Jarrett Soares[17]; 16. 14-Mariah Ede[6]; 17. 29-Bud Kaeding[7]; 18. 88A-Joey Ancona[18].

METTEC Titanium Lap Leaders: 88n D.J. Netto 1-30

Williams Roofing Hard Charger: 21 Jesse Schlotfeldt, 13th to 3rd (+10)

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Max Mittry[1]; 2. 7B-Sean Becker[2]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 4. 10-Dominic Gorden[4]; 5. 26-Billy Aton[5]; 6. 17-Kalib Henry[6].

Kimo’s Tropical Car Wash Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 88N-DJ Netto[1]; 2. 0-Tim Kaeding[2]; 3. 33-Dylan Bloomfield[3]; 4. 83-Cannon McIntosh[4]; 5. 12J-John Clark[5]; 6. 12-Jarrett Soares[6].

WEDG High Performance Karts Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi[2]; 2. 29-Bud Kaeding[1]; 3. 7P-Jake Andreotti[5]; 4. 21-Jesse Schlotfeldt[6]; 5. 14-Mariah Ede[4]; 6. (DNS) 88A-Joey Ancona.

(10/11/25 – Andrew Kunas) Antioch, CA … D.J. Netto had a big night in his quest for his second NARC sprint car championship when he took Saturday’s feature at Antioch Speedway and added to his points lead, and also ended an extended winless streak in the process.

Netto led all 30 laps for his ninth career NARC victory and was rarely challenged throughout. At one point Netto did get passed by Dominic Scelzi for the lead on an early restart that was called back for another car stopping. Netto took advantage of that break and mastered his remaining restarts, and there were several of them as there were four red flags for cars going upside down on a challenging night.

Scelzi continued trying to go after Netto, but eventually suffered a mishap on another restart and flipped his car upside down. That handed the second position over to Dominic Gorden. Netto entered traffic in the closing laps as Gorden tried to close in along with Jesse Schlotfeldt but they eventually ran out of time before they could take any shot at Netto for the win.

The win was Netto’s third on the season aboard the Penny Newman Grain-sponsored Netto Ag No. 88n Rider-powered KPC, and it came five months after Netto’s second win, which also came at Antioch Speedway in May. Happy to end the drought, Netto popped a wheelie on the front stretch and then climbed atop his car to celebrate with the fans. Netto increased his narrow lead to 12 points over Sean Becker, who finished fourth.

Gorden, who set fast time in qualifying earlier in the evening, settled for second aboard the Silva’s All Natural Beef-sponsored Fortitude Driver Development No. 10 Rider-powered Maxim. Schlotfeldt, visiting from Washington, earned the Williams Roofing Hard Charger nod, coming from 13th to get on the podium in his first visit to Antioch Speedway aboard the Grinder’s Automotive & Marine-sponsored JRS Motorsports No. 21 Shark-powered Triple X.

Becker maintained his second place points standing with his fourth place finish aboard the D&J Construction Rental Equipment-sponsored Bjork Construction No. 7b Shaver-powered Maxim. Max Mittry recovered from a mishap of his own on the initial start and came back to finish fifth aboard the Shasta Realty Group-sponsored Mittry Construction No. 19 Shark-powered KPC. Mittry changed the car number to 19 for the night to honor Chuck Wolf, who had recently passed away. Cannon McIntosh, Tim Kaeding, Dylan Bloomfield, Jake Andreotti and Billy Aton rounded out the Top 10.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Mittry, Netto and Scelzi. Netto topped Scelzi in the Beacon Wealth Strategies – Raymond James Trophy Dash to secure the pole position for the main event.

Gorden paced the 18-car field in Automotive Racing Products Qualifying with a time of 12.142 seconds  around the 3/8-mile clay oval.

Hooser Racing Tires Feature (30 laps): 1. 88N-DJ Netto[1]; 2. 10-Dominic Gorden[3]; 3. 21-Jesse Schlotfeldt[13]; 4. 7B-Sean Becker[8]; 5. 19-Max Mittry[4]; 6. 83-Cannon McIntosh[5]; 7. 0-Tim Kaeding[9]; 8. 33-Dylan Bloomfield[11]; 9. 7P-Jake Andreotti[12]; 10. 26-Billy Aton[14]; 11. 12J-John Clark[15]; 12. 41-Dominic Scelzi[2]; 13. 17W-Shane Golobic[10]; 14. 17-Kalib Henry[16]; 15. 12-Jarrett Soares[17]; 16. 14-Mariah Ede[6]; 17. 29-Bud Kaeding[7]; 18. 88A-Joey Ancona[18].

METTEC Titanium Lap Leaders: 88n D.J. Netto 1-30

Williams Roofing Hard Charger: 21 Jesse Schlotfeldt, 13th to 3rd (+10)

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Max Mittry[1]; 2. 7B-Sean Becker[2]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 4. 10-Dominic Gorden[4]; 5. 26-Billy Aton[5]; 6. 17-Kalib Henry[6].

Kimo’s Tropical Car Wash Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 88N-DJ Netto[1]; 2. 0-Tim Kaeding[2]; 3. 33-Dylan Bloomfield[3]; 4. 83-Cannon McIntosh[4]; 5. 12J-John Clark[5]; 6. 12-Jarrett Soares[6].

WEDG High Performance Karts Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi[2]; 2. 29-Bud Kaeding[1]; 3. 7P-Jake Andreotti[5]; 4. 21-Jesse Schlotfeldt[6]; 5. 14-Mariah Ede[4]; 6. (DNS) 88A-Joey Ancona.

Beacon Wealth Strategies – Raymond James Trophy Dash (6 laps): 1. 88N-DJ Netto[2]; 2. 41-Dominic Scelzi[1]; 3. 10-Dominic Gorden[6]; 4. 19-Max Mittry[3]; 5. 83-Cannon McIntosh[5]; 6. 14-Mariah Ede.

GREENWOOD, LA (October 11, 2025) – Saturday night at Boothill Speedway, the Louisiana facility proved to the world why it’s the home of dirt Late Model racing’s newest marquee event.

A star-studded field of drivers. A grandstand overflowing with fans. Some of the most entertaining racing found anywhere in the nation. And when the Bayou Classic was all set and done, it was Ryan Gustin on top for the fifth time this season with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

Between his $50,000 victory at Boothill, his $100,000 payday for winning the USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway and three prior World of Outlaws wins, those five triumphs in 2025 have netted the Cooney Motorsports team more than $180,000. But outside of those nights, the season has brought its share of struggles. In 10 Series starts after winning at Cedar Lake, Gustin failed to finish better than sixth until his return to Victory Lane at Boothill.

“I’ve had my head hung pretty low for the past couple months, really,” Gustin said. “We ain’t been running good, and just when you’re struggling, it takes a mental toll on you. When you get down, it’s hard to get back up. When you win 50 grand in that fashion, it makes you feel pretty good.”

The results sheet show a win from the pole for the Marshalltown, IA native, but the 70 laps between the green and checkered flags were anything but an easy cruise. Third-starting Brian Shirley gave Gustin everything he could handle in the first half of the race, while Dennis Erb Jr. loomed close behind, ready to pounce if either of them slipped up.

With 25 laps remaining, a new contender entered the picture in the form of Bobby Pierce. After disposing of Erb around the outside, Pierce rode the rim up to Shirley’s back bumper and caught the No. 3S with 11 to go. A huge head of steam off Turn 4 allowed Pierce to go to Shirley’s inside entering Turn 1, but Shirley was headed for the same piece of real estate, resulting in contact that sent Shirley spinning off Pierce’s nose.

From that point forward, both Gustin and Pierce left it all on the track over the final 10 laps in pursuit of the victory. The two traded sliders and crossovers nearly every corner, and it was still anyone’s race at the white flag. Pierce ripped the cushion for all it was worth trying to get to Gustin’s outside, but tagged the wall in Turn 2 instead, giving Gustin enough room to survive one more set of corners and take the checkered flag.

“Honestly, it kind of reminded me of the last King of America USMTS race we won,” said the former Modified standout. “Just go up there, come back down, try to momentum. Try to hit the brown spots where you can and then propel yourself so you don’t land in the slick.”

Pierce’s quest for his first Series win since August will have to wait until World of Outlaws World Finals after coming home second on the third-straight occasion in World of Outlaws competition at Boothill.

“Gustin hit his marks perfectly on that last lap,” Pierce said. “We were side-by-side at the white flag, we were rubbing down the frontstretch. Went into Turn 1, and I thought I had him when he slid in there. I didn’t really get a great entrance into Turn 1 and there wasn’t really much cushion until you got to Turn 2 and that’s the spot he was in. I got right there, and then he was kind of right where I needed to be.”

Erb crossed the line third for his eighth Series podium of the year, enough to put himself in a tie with Shirley for fifth in the standings going into The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

“It was just off a little bit,” Erb said. “Had a pretty good car, but we needed to work on getting up off the corner a little bit better. I know we went a little softer on tires than everybody else did, but to come home with third, we’re happy with that.”

Cody Overton backed up his Friday podium with a fourth-place showing on Saturday, while Shirley recovered from his spin to finish fifth.

RACE NOTES:

Drake Troutman set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Spencer Hughes won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Spencer Hughes won Real American Beer Heat 1.

Brian Shirley won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Dennis Erb Jr. won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Ryan Gustin won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Tanner English and Brandon Sheppard won the Landa Pressure Washers Last Chance Showdowns.

Ryan Gustin won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Kyle Beard won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Ethan Dotson was the MD3 Rookie of the Race.

Bobby Pierce won the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher Award.

Cody Overton was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Brian Shirley was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Tanner English was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Morgan Bagley was the Lifeline USA Ninth-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Jake Timm was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

UP NEXT: The 2025 World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season concludes at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in the World of Outlaws World Finals, Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 4-7, alongside the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the Super DIRTcar Series. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Gustin Outduels Pierce for $50,000 in Bayou Classic at Boothill

GREENWOOD, LA (October 11, 2025) – Saturday night at Boothill Speedway, the Louisiana facility proved to the world why it’s the home of dirt Late Model racing’s newest marquee event.

A star-studded field of drivers. A grandstand overflowing with fans. Some of the most entertaining racing found anywhere in the nation. And when the Bayou Classic was all set and done, it was Ryan Gustin on top for the fifth time this season with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

Between his $50,000 victory at Boothill, his $100,000 payday for winning the USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway and three prior World of Outlaws wins, those five triumphs in 2025 have netted the Cooney Motorsports team more than $180,000. But outside of those nights, the season has brought its share of struggles. In 10 Series starts after winning at Cedar Lake, Gustin failed to finish better than sixth until his return to Victory Lane at Boothill.

“I’ve had my head hung pretty low for the past couple months, really,” Gustin said. “We ain’t been running good, and just when you’re struggling, it takes a mental toll on you. When you get down, it’s hard to get back up. When you win 50 grand in that fashion, it makes you feel pretty good.”

The results sheet show a win from the pole for the Marshalltown, IA native, but the 70 laps between the green and checkered flags were anything but an easy cruise. Third-starting Brian Shirley gave Gustin everything he could handle in the first half of the race, while Dennis Erb Jr. loomed close behind, ready to pounce if either of them slipped up.

With 25 laps remaining, a new contender entered the picture in the form of Bobby Pierce. After disposing of Erb around the outside, Pierce rode the rim up to Shirley’s back bumper and caught the No. 3S with 11 to go. A huge head of steam off Turn 4 allowed Pierce to go to Shirley’s inside entering Turn 1, but Shirley was headed for the same piece of real estate, resulting in contact that sent Shirley spinning off Pierce’s nose.

From that point forward, both Gustin and Pierce left it all on the track over the final 10 laps in pursuit of the victory. The two traded sliders and crossovers nearly every corner, and it was still anyone’s race at the white flag. Pierce ripped the cushion for all it was worth trying to get to Gustin’s outside, but tagged the wall in Turn 2 instead, giving Gustin enough room to survive one more set of corners and take the checkered flag.

“Honestly, it kind of reminded me of the last King of America USMTS race we won,” said the former Modified standout. “Just go up there, come back down, try to momentum. Try to hit the brown spots where you can and then propel yourself so you don’t land in the slick.”

Pierce’s quest for his first Series win since August will have to wait until World of Outlaws World Finals after coming home second on the third-straight occasion in World of Outlaws competition at Boothill.

“Gustin hit his marks perfectly on that last lap,” Pierce said. “We were side-by-side at the white flag, we were rubbing down the frontstretch. Went into Turn 1, and I thought I had him when he slid in there. I didn’t really get a great entrance into Turn 1 and there wasn’t really much cushion until you got to Turn 2 and that’s the spot he was in. I got right there, and then he was kind of right where I needed to be.”

Erb crossed the line third for his eighth Series podium of the year, enough to put himself in a tie with Shirley for fifth in the standings going into The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

“It was just off a little bit,” Erb said. “Had a pretty good car, but we needed to work on getting up off the corner a little bit better. I know we went a little softer on tires than everybody else did, but to come home with third, we’re happy with that.”

Cody Overton backed up his Friday podium with a fourth-place showing on Saturday, while Shirley recovered from his spin to finish fifth.

RACE NOTES:

Drake Troutman set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Spencer Hughes won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Spencer Hughes won Real American Beer Heat 1.

Brian Shirley won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Dennis Erb Jr. won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Ryan Gustin won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Tanner English and Brandon Sheppard won the Landa Pressure Washers Last Chance Showdowns.

Ryan Gustin won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Kyle Beard won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Ethan Dotson was the MD3 Rookie of the Race.

Bobby Pierce won the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher Award.

Cody Overton was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Brian Shirley was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Tanner English was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Morgan Bagley was the Lifeline USA Ninth-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Jake Timm was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

UP NEXT: The 2025 World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season concludes at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in the World of Outlaws World Finals, Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 4-7, alongside the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the Super DIRTcar Series. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (70 Laps): 1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[9]; 3. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 4. 2-Cody Overton[14]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley[3]; 6. 96-Tanner English[17]; 7. 86-Kyle Beard[26]; 8. 9-Nick Hoffman[12]; 9. 14M-Morgan Bagley[11]; 10. 1-Tyler Erb[5]; 11. 74X-Ethan Dotson[10]; 12. 49-Jake Timm[16]; 13. 19-Dustin Sorensen[13]; 14. B1-Brent Larson[21]; 15. K3-Spencer Hughes[4]; 16. B5-Brandon Sheppard[18]; 17. 1R-BJ Robinson[19]; 18. 22*-Drake Troutman[22]; 19. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[23]; 20. 11A-Mike Palasini Jr[20]; 21. 157-Mike Marlar[7]; 22. 66-Eli Ross[25]; 23. 25-Shane Clanton[8]; 24. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[24]; 25. 15-Clay Stuckey[15]; 26. 9M-Tim McCreadie[6]

GTD PRO championships and podiums plus Akin Award for AWA in IMSA finale BRASELTON, Ga. (October 11, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports capped an incredible day at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a pair of podium finishes to go along with a GTD PRO championship sweep at the 10-hour Petit Le Mans on Saturday.

Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone placed second in class with their No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, just ahead of the GTD PRO Drivers Championship pairing of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims plus Daniel Juncadella in the No. 3 Corvette.It marked the first double-podium for the Pratt Miller Corvette squad since 2008. The result didn’t just secure the class Drivers Championship but also the Manufacturers Championship for Chevrolet and the Teams’ title for the No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports group.

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The No. 4 Corvette raced back into contention following an early-race bad break when Catsburg had to stop for a splash of fuel when the pits were closed under a full-course yellow. He stopped a couple of laps later still under yellow and handed off to Milner, who stopped again a lap later behind the safety car for a top-off and what the team hoped would be a fuel advantage later in the race. It came to fruition after Milner’s stint as Varrone cycled through to the lead during a long green-flag run past the halfway point. More caution-free laps helped the No. 4 Corvette’s cause as Catsburg drove the final two hours to the finish. On the No. 3 Corvette side, the focus was to finish ahead of the No. 81 Ferrari – the closest competitor for the class championship. Garcia began eighth but couldn’t gain much ground on the No. 81 given nearly 30 minutes of full-course yellow in the race. Garcia drove the first three hours and handed over to Sims with the Corvette in the top-five but still behind the Ferrari. That changed just after the four-hour mark when the No. 3 Corvette team got Sims in and out of the pitlane quicker than their championship rivals. The two cars ran close together for the next two-and-a-half hours before the Corvette moved ahead for good with three hours to go.

In GTD, AWA celebrated winning both the season-long Bob Akin Award and taking the race’s Akin trophy with the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R as the highest-finishing GTD car with a Bronze-rated driver. Orey Fidani, who teamed with Matt Bell and Lars Kern, won his second straight Akin championship and a return trip to next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The trio finished ninth in class after starting 19th to cap a season that began with a class victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. DXDT Racing’s trio of Charlie Eastwood, Alec Udell and Salih Yoluc likewise raced through the field to finish seventh in GTD. Their No. 36 Corvette began 17th but Yoluc drove a triple-stint at the front – same as Fidani – to open up the strategy options. Udell and Eastwood split the mid-race driving before Eastwood went to the end and wrapped up the team’s first season in IMSA.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTESANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This was really tight. I would have liked a more relaxed fight with not around 10 points between us! It was a very tight race. We turned things around between qualifying and now. I knew the car was there since Lap One. We just needed to stay focused and keep getting places. We didn’t have the pace to pass people on track, but we did a fantastic job… saving fuel, doing everything right, gaining positions and taking every opportunity where we could. So six championships! It’s a group effort. That doesn’t happen without Corvette Racing and all the teammates I’ve had over the past 16 years.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s incredibly intense here at Petit Le Mans every single time I do it. But it’s so thrilling. The track is just amazing… such a nice sequence of corners and so many cars means that all the traffic keeps you on your toes. Our Corvette was working well all day and all season. We’ve had a phenomenal year. Pratt Miller has executed a fantastic championship.  We optimized pretty much everything we could every single time. Full credit to the whole team. Amazing to do it with Antonio and Dani. We had a good year last year finishing third in the championship. To go to first place this year is absolutely phenomenal.”

DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is mega. I’ve only been a small part of this season. But it’s nice to play a role in the last race. It’s a big race for everybody. Finishing on the podium and helping these guys clinch a championship was the big goal. It’s been great to be a part of that.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s a great day for Corvette Racing, Pratt Miller and Chevy. It went about as well as it could have for us. I’m super happy for Antonio and Alex, and Dani as well helping with that. Those guys were basically perfect all year long. That’s what it takes in this championship. Congrats to those guys. It’s a whole team effort, though. You look at it and all the 4 car guys celebrate it just as much as the 3 car guys. It’s a great morale booster for everyone. For us, the race today was good. P2 was about as good as it was going to get for us. The BMW had a little too much pace on us. But overall a really great day.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We achieved everything we wanted to achieve. It would have been great to finally have a Petit win but the BMW was one size too big for us today. I had some really cool and clean fights with Dan Harper. I’m very pleased with the job that the team did. We had a cool season. We won everything we wanted as a team. So I’m looking forward to next year already.”

NICO VARRONE, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This was a great weekend for everyone. I was really looking forward to coming here and racing again with Corvette. This is like a family for me. Finishing with both cars on the podium is great. We had a great race for P2 and had great pace. Not enough to fight with the BMW, but we executed well and maximized our potential. A big thank you to all the team and all the crew. Our Corvette was really flying. Tommy and Nicky did a great job as always in setting up the car. It was super-fast in the race. Overall this is a great day for Corvette, Chevy and the team. Sure we wanted to win the race but today it wasn’t possible so we’re happy to finish second. Hopefully next year we can finish in a better spot.”

MATT BELL, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Fantastic end of the season for AWA. I’m really proud to be heading back to France. That was our goal coming into this year and this race. It was a shame for the No. 70 that they were taken out of contention the way they were; they’ve been great competitors all season and we have huge respect for each other, and we wanted to go toe to toe all the way to the end. But of course we wanted to go back to France, so I’m super happy about achieving that. It was a really good race and we had really good pace. It was a nice way to finish with the top-10 and now I guess I need to learn a bit of French!”

OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I couldn’t be happier or more proud of the way we performed this season. We knew from the get-go that we wanted to go back to Le Mans, and we knew we would have to work incredibly hard to achieve it, but that’s exactly what we set out to do. We all have an immense amount of respect for everyone at Inception Racing, and we had a great time going up against them this season. I’m thrilled that we’re going back to France, and now with some extra knowledge and experience on our side, we’ll be ready to put up a good fight with Chevy.”

CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: Titles and Podiums!GTD PRO championships and podiums plus Akin Award for AWA in IMSA finale BRASELTON, Ga. (October 11, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports capped an incredible day at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a pair of podium finishes to go along with a GTD PRO championship sweep at the 10-hour Petit Le Mans on Saturday.

Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone placed second in class with their No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, just ahead of the GTD PRO Drivers Championship pairing of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims plus Daniel Juncadella in the No. 3 Corvette.It marked the first double-podium for the Pratt Miller Corvette squad since 2008. The result didn’t just secure the class Drivers Championship but also the Manufacturers Championship for Chevrolet and the Teams’ title for the No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports group.

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The No. 4 Corvette raced back into contention following an early-race bad break when Catsburg had to stop for a splash of fuel when the pits were closed under a full-course yellow. He stopped a couple of laps later still under yellow and handed off to Milner, who stopped again a lap later behind the safety car for a top-off and what the team hoped would be a fuel advantage later in the race. It came to fruition after Milner’s stint as Varrone cycled through to the lead during a long green-flag run past the halfway point. More caution-free laps helped the No. 4 Corvette’s cause as Catsburg drove the final two hours to the finish. On the No. 3 Corvette side, the focus was to finish ahead of the No. 81 Ferrari – the closest competitor for the class championship. Garcia began eighth but couldn’t gain much ground on the No. 81 given nearly 30 minutes of full-course yellow in the race. Garcia drove the first three hours and handed over to Sims with the Corvette in the top-five but still behind the Ferrari. That changed just after the four-hour mark when the No. 3 Corvette team got Sims in and out of the pitlane quicker than their championship rivals. The two cars ran close together for the next two-and-a-half hours before the Corvette moved ahead for good with three hours to go.

In GTD, AWA celebrated winning both the season-long Bob Akin Award and taking the race’s Akin trophy with the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R as the highest-finishing GTD car with a Bronze-rated driver. Orey Fidani, who teamed with Matt Bell and Lars Kern, won his second straight Akin championship and a return trip to next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The trio finished ninth in class after starting 19th to cap a season that began with a class victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. DXDT Racing’s trio of Charlie Eastwood, Alec Udell and Salih Yoluc likewise raced through the field to finish seventh in GTD. Their No. 36 Corvette began 17th but Yoluc drove a triple-stint at the front – same as Fidani – to open up the strategy options. Udell and Eastwood split the mid-race driving before Eastwood went to the end and wrapped up the team’s first season in IMSA.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTESANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This was really tight. I would have liked a more relaxed fight with not around 10 points between us! It was a very tight race. We turned things around between qualifying and now. I knew the car was there since Lap One. We just needed to stay focused and keep getting places. We didn’t have the pace to pass people on track, but we did a fantastic job… saving fuel, doing everything right, gaining positions and taking every opportunity where we could. So six championships! It’s a group effort. That doesn’t happen without Corvette Racing and all the teammates I’ve had over the past 16 years.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s incredibly intense here at Petit Le Mans every single time I do it. But it’s so thrilling. The track is just amazing… such a nice sequence of corners and so many cars means that all the traffic keeps you on your toes. Our Corvette was working well all day and all season. We’ve had a phenomenal year. Pratt Miller has executed a fantastic championship.  We optimized pretty much everything we could every single time. Full credit to the whole team. Amazing to do it with Antonio and Dani. We had a good year last year finishing third in the championship. To go to first place this year is absolutely phenomenal.”

DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is mega. I’ve only been a small part of this season. But it’s nice to play a role in the last race. It’s a big race for everybody. Finishing on the podium and helping these guys clinch a championship was the big goal. It’s been great to be a part of that.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s a great day for Corvette Racing, Pratt Miller and Chevy. It went about as well as it could have for us. I’m super happy for Antonio and Alex, and Dani as well helping with that. Those guys were basically perfect all year long. That’s what it takes in this championship. Congrats to those guys. It’s a whole team effort, though. You look at it and all the 4 car guys celebrate it just as much as the 3 car guys. It’s a great morale booster for everyone. For us, the race today was good. P2 was about as good as it was going to get for us. The BMW had a little too much pace on us. But overall a really great day.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We achieved everything we wanted to achieve. It would have been great to finally have a Petit win but the BMW was one size too big for us today. I had some really cool and clean fights with Dan Harper. I’m very pleased with the job that the team did. We had a cool season. We won everything we wanted as a team. So I’m looking forward to next year already.”

NICO VARRONE, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This was a great weekend for everyone. I was really looking forward to coming here and racing again with Corvette. This is like a family for me. Finishing with both cars on the podium is great. We had a great race for P2 and had great pace. Not enough to fight with the BMW, but we executed well and maximized our potential. A big thank you to all the team and all the crew. Our Corvette was really flying. Tommy and Nicky did a great job as always in setting up the car. It was super-fast in the race. Overall this is a great day for Corvette, Chevy and the team. Sure we wanted to win the race but today it wasn’t possible so we’re happy to finish second. Hopefully next year we can finish in a better spot.”

MATT BELL, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Fantastic end of the season for AWA. I’m really proud to be heading back to France. That was our goal coming into this year and this race. It was a shame for the No. 70 that they were taken out of contention the way they were; they’ve been great competitors all season and we have huge respect for each other, and we wanted to go toe to toe all the way to the end. But of course we wanted to go back to France, so I’m super happy about achieving that. It was a really good race and we had really good pace. It was a nice way to finish with the top-10 and now I guess I need to learn a bit of French!”

OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I couldn’t be happier or more proud of the way we performed this season. We knew from the get-go that we wanted to go back to Le Mans, and we knew we would have to work incredibly hard to achieve it, but that’s exactly what we set out to do. We all have an immense amount of respect for everyone at Inception Racing, and we had a great time going up against them this season. I’m thrilled that we’re going back to France, and now with some extra knowledge and experience on our side, we’ll be ready to put up a good fight with Chevy.”

LARS KERN, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Winning the Bob Akin Award is a great way to end the season. We worked for this all year. Though it’s not the way we wanted to win it. We always said we wanted to win it on track. I feel really sorry for the No. 70 car and the whole Inception Racing group.”We went all-in in the race and had a great time. We needed a full-course yellow within the last five hours, but there wasn’t any, which was a testament to the clean racing. It was good racing, but in the end, we were just always running behind the gap. I am really happy for Orey and the team. We are going back to Le Mans, which was the target of the season. We’ll finish on the podium of this race next year!”

No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R wins Petit Le Mans for second victory in a rowBRASELTON, Ga. (October 11, 2025) — Cadillac Racing successfully defended its Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) victory in the Motul Petit Le Mans as the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R took the checkered flag for the second consecutive race. Cadillac has recorded five victories in the annual 10-hour IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-ending clash since entering prototype competition in 2017 and scored its 33rd IMSA triumph in that span. The No. 31 Whelen Cadillac, campaigned by Action Express Racing, owns two Petit Le Mans wins (2019 in DPi era).

“Congratulations to Cadillac Racing and the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R on their win in the 28th Motul Petit Le Mans. The overall victory showcases the deep capabilities and determination of the Cadillac Racing team,” said John Roth, vice president, Global Cadillac. “Drivers Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti and every single member of the team can be proud of today’s victory. Racing is in our DNA and showcases our innovation while helping us develop future technologies for our cars and customers.” The No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, with Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque and Will Stevens sharing driving duties on the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta road course, finished sixth. Jordan Taylor, Louis Deletraz and Norman Nato combined to drive the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R to eighth place after starting 11th in the 12-car GTP field. The No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R was quickest in two daylight practice sessions, earned a front row start, led the most laps led, set the quickest lap of the race and had flawless pit stops, which all combined to secure the hard-fought victory. Three weeks earlier at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Aitken relieved Bamber and held off multiple challenges while driving the final 82 minutes to register the team’s 30th IMSA victory and Cadillac’s first at the Brickyard. At Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Bamber took over from Aitken with the lead and raced the final 1 hour, 59 minutes under the green flag. He prevailed by 5.182 seconds following a splash of fuel with 13 minutes left. The result vaulted Aitken to second in the full-season Driver Championship and Action Express Racing to second in the Team Championship. Media resources: Cadillac event photos | 2025 IMSA statitics | Cadillac all-time statistics

Additional notables* 33rd IMSA victory for Cadillac since joining IMSA prototype competition in 2017* Sixth IMSA GTP victory for Cadillac (first year 2023)* Cadillac’s five Petit Le Mans victories is the most of any manufacturer* Cadillac has had at least two victories in each season since 2017* Cadillac has scored a podium finish in every race at Road Atlanta since 2017 (including the six- and 10-hour races in 2020)* Vesti recorded the quickest lap of the race (1:12.276) on Lap 258* Cadillac owns the quickest GTP race lap (1:10.917) set in 2023* No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R led the most laps for the second consecutive race* The last time the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac won back-to-back races was 2019 (Sebring and Long Beach)* The victory was Bamber’s 10th in IMSA competition

The 2026 IMSA season begins January 16-18 with the annual Roar Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway, followed the next weekend by the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The three Cadillac entries will participate in a two-day test in mid-November at the 2.56-mile, 12-turn road course that incorporates sections of the high-banked oval to prep for the fourth season of GTP competition.

What they’re saying

No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Ricky Taylor: “Tough day. This weekend we came in with high expectations. The drivers all felt that good and the team executed well all day. We just didn’t have the pace of the lead group. Congratulations to our Cadillac teammates, Whelen and Action Express. Looking forward to the off season, when we can review a year’s worth of data and information. We are going to be on track quite a bit this off season, so looking forward to starting 2026 with a nice booklet of information.”                          Filipe Albuquerque: ““Hard race. Hard season. Perhaps more than we expected it to be. In the night, the car came a little bit alive, but I think we may have followed a wrong strategy when we pitted more than the other guys. We gave our best. We learned a lot about the car this year. We improved a lot through the season. There were definitely moments of greatness but then we would get struck with a weekend where we didn’t understand the lack of pace in the car. We need some work to do especially with the new chockers and tires for next year. We have already begun our work for next year. Congratulations to Cadillac Whelen on their win.” Will Stevens: “We had hoped to finish the season on a high. I think we still battled through and fought ad scored valuable points this weekend, which is important. I think as a whole the team has made good momentum. I think now the focus just needs to be on making improvements. There is a bit of time now before Daytona, so it is just important review the information and to come back stronger for next year.”

No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “The way Earl finished, the way Fred came in and held the lead, it shows the depth that we have in the team that we’re really confident and we all put in great stints today. All did a huge job to hold off the competition and manage the strategy, manage the fuel and the Whelen Cadillac was on fire today. We were able to lead and that was the game plan coming into today — to do it just like at Indy. So, I’m really pleased that we finish the year in such an awesome way and roll into 2026.” Earl Bamber: “Any one of us could have done it, any stint of the day. It shows the strength of the team. It shows what we set out to do at the beginning of the year with Whelen Cadillac — to build something really special. And I think what we’ve done this season — we could have won a couple more races, came close, were in position — but we’ll definitely take two of the biggest of the season. The guys are fantastic in the pit lane, the cars are amazingly quick at Cadillac, so it makes our job easy on track. I think we’re building up something special here, and now we’re just looking forward to what comes next.” Frederik Vesti: “Just extremely proud of this team. We joined forces at the beginning of this year, and we didn’t have the easiest start to the championship. But the way we’ve grown together, the way we’ve been working together really shows and we deserve it so much. Winning Indy was big, but now winning Petit — one of the most historical races in the endurance world — that’s incredible. Very proud of everyone.”No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Jordan Taylor: “Not a good day for us. We had some good stints and some bad stints, but, at the end of the day, we did not get a good result which is unfortunate. We learned a lot this year with this car, so hopefully we can have a good off season, test and develop more and come back strong next year.” Louis Deletraz: “A huge thank you to Cadillac and Wayne Taylor Racing for this year. It has been tough. I do not think there are any other words. We have had a lot of learning with this car. We had a double podium at the Glen which was the highlight of our year. Very excited to take all our learnings and work hard for next year to come and win.” Norman Nato: “It was a great experience coming back to IMSA after eight years. It was my first and now this time at Petit. It was great to be back. What an incredible race. Obviously, we are a disappointed with the race. We tried our best to the finish line. It was just not enough today unfortunately. It was great to be back in IMSA and to work with Wayne Taylor Racing. I can’t wait to do more. We tried our best today, but it wasn’t enough. We will work to try and come back stronger.”

Cadillac finishes season with flurryNo. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R wins Petit Le Mans for second victory in a rowBRASELTON, Ga. (October 11, 2025) — Cadillac Racing successfully defended its Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) victory in the Motul Petit Le Mans as the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R took the checkered flag for the second consecutive race. Cadillac has recorded five victories in the annual 10-hour IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-ending clash since entering prototype competition in 2017 and scored its 33rd IMSA triumph in that span. The No. 31 Whelen Cadillac, campaigned by Action Express Racing, owns two Petit Le Mans wins (2019 in DPi era).

“Congratulations to Cadillac Racing and the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R on their win in the 28th Motul Petit Le Mans. The overall victory showcases the deep capabilities and determination of the Cadillac Racing team,” said John Roth, vice president, Global Cadillac. “Drivers Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti and every single member of the team can be proud of today’s victory. Racing is in our DNA and showcases our innovation while helping us develop future technologies for our cars and customers.” The No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, with Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque and Will Stevens sharing driving duties on the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta road course, finished sixth. Jordan Taylor, Louis Deletraz and Norman Nato combined to drive the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R to eighth place after starting 11th in the 12-car GTP field. The No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R was quickest in two daylight practice sessions, earned a front row start, led the most laps led, set the quickest lap of the race and had flawless pit stops, which all combined to secure the hard-fought victory. Three weeks earlier at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Aitken relieved Bamber and held off multiple challenges while driving the final 82 minutes to register the team’s 30th IMSA victory and Cadillac’s first at the Brickyard. At Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Bamber took over from Aitken with the lead and raced the final 1 hour, 59 minutes under the green flag. He prevailed by 5.182 seconds following a splash of fuel with 13 minutes left. The result vaulted Aitken to second in the full-season Driver Championship and Action Express Racing to second in the Team Championship. Media resources: Cadillac event photos | 2025 IMSA statitics | Cadillac all-time statistics

Additional notables* 33rd IMSA victory for Cadillac since joining IMSA prototype competition in 2017* Sixth IMSA GTP victory for Cadillac (first year 2023)* Cadillac’s five Petit Le Mans victories is the most of any manufacturer* Cadillac has had at least two victories in each season since 2017* Cadillac has scored a podium finish in every race at Road Atlanta since 2017 (including the six- and 10-hour races in 2020)* Vesti recorded the quickest lap of the race (1:12.276) on Lap 258* Cadillac owns the quickest GTP race lap (1:10.917) set in 2023* No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R led the most laps for the second consecutive race* The last time the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac won back-to-back races was 2019 (Sebring and Long Beach)* The victory was Bamber’s 10th in IMSA competition

The 2026 IMSA season begins January 16-18 with the annual Roar Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway, followed the next weekend by the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The three Cadillac entries will participate in a two-day test in mid-November at the 2.56-mile, 12-turn road course that incorporates sections of the high-banked oval to prep for the fourth season of GTP competition.

What they’re saying

No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Ricky Taylor: “Tough day. This weekend we came in with high expectations. The drivers all felt that good and the team executed well all day. We just didn’t have the pace of the lead group. Congratulations to our Cadillac teammates, Whelen and Action Express. Looking forward to the off season, when we can review a year’s worth of data and information. We are going to be on track quite a bit this off season, so looking forward to starting 2026 with a nice booklet of information.”                          Filipe Albuquerque: ““Hard race. Hard season. Perhaps more than we expected it to be. In the night, the car came a little bit alive, but I think we may have followed a wrong strategy when we pitted more than the other guys. We gave our best. We learned a lot about the car this year. We improved a lot through the season. There were definitely moments of greatness but then we would get struck with a weekend where we didn’t understand the lack of pace in the car. We need some work to do especially with the new chockers and tires for next year. We have already begun our work for next year. Congratulations to Cadillac Whelen on their win.” Will Stevens: “We had hoped to finish the season on a high. I think we still battled through and fought ad scored valuable points this weekend, which is important. I think as a whole the team has made good momentum. I think now the focus just needs to be on making improvements. There is a bit of time now before Daytona, so it is just important review the information and to come back stronger for next year.”

No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “The way Earl finished, the way Fred came in and held the lead, it shows the depth that we have in the team that we’re really confident and we all put in great stints today. All did a huge job to hold off the competition and manage the strategy, manage the fuel and the Whelen Cadillac was on fire today. We were able to lead and that was the game plan coming into today — to do it just like at Indy. So, I’m really pleased that we finish the year in such an awesome way and roll into 2026.” Earl Bamber: “Any one of us could have done it, any stint of the day. It shows the strength of the team. It shows what we set out to do at the beginning of the year with Whelen Cadillac — to build something really special. And I think what we’ve done this season — we could have won a couple more races, came close, were in position — but we’ll definitely take two of the biggest of the season. The guys are fantastic in the pit lane, the cars are amazingly quick at Cadillac, so it makes our job easy on track. I think we’re building up something special here, and now we’re just looking forward to what comes next.” Frederik Vesti: “Just extremely proud of this team. We joined forces at the beginning of this year, and we didn’t have the easiest start to the championship. But the way we’ve grown together, the way we’ve been working together really shows and we deserve it so much. Winning Indy was big, but now winning Petit — one of the most historical races in the endurance world — that’s incredible. Very proud of everyone.”No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Jordan Taylor: “Not a good day for us. We had some good stints and some bad stints, but, at the end of the day, we did not get a good result which is unfortunate. We learned a lot this year with this car, so hopefully we can have a good off season, test and develop more and come back strong next year.” Louis Deletraz: “A huge thank you to Cadillac and Wayne Taylor Racing for this year. It has been tough. I do not think there are any other words. We have had a lot of learning with this car. We had a double podium at the Glen which was the highlight of our year. Very excited to take all our learnings and work hard for next year to come and win.” Norman Nato: “It was a great experience coming back to IMSA after eight years. It was my first and now this time at Petit. It was great to be back. What an incredible race. Obviously, we are a disappointed with the race. We tried our best to the finish line. It was just not enough today unfortunately. It was great to be back in IMSA and to work with Wayne Taylor Racing. I can’t wait to do more. We tried our best today, but it wasn’t enough. We will work to try and come back stronger.”

The Dillsburg, PA native didn’t know he’d be able to race until Thursday evening due to an injury, and he ends the weekend in Victory Lane

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (October 11, 2025) – Anthony Macri didn’t even know he’d be able to race this weekend until Thursday night.

A back injury sustained three weeks ago had sidelined him. The Dillsburg, PA native was forced to watch his home state’s crown jewel, the J&S Classics National Open, last week. The itch to get back behind the wheel grew and grew. Finally, medical clearance came Thursday evening, and he climbed aboard the Macri Motorsports No. 39M.

The result? A trip to World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Victory Lane. Macri got reacquainted with the seat on Friday at New Egypt Speedway before a flat tire derailed his night. Then Saturday shifted the scene to home territory for the Pennsylvania Posse star, Abbottstown, PA’s Lincoln Speedway.

Macri advanced from fourth to second in the Toyota Dash to line himself up on the front row for the 35-lap finale. Polesitter David Gravel crossed over a Macri slider and led the first lap, but a yellow on the second circuit gave Macri another shot. This time, Macri opted to rip the fence in Turns 1 and 2, and it paid off as he rocketed around Gravel to take the top spot.

The early laps unfolded, and Carson Macedo quickly asserted himself as a contender as he moved by Gravel for second and closed on Macri. But the engine expired on the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41, ending his night. That elevated Chase Dietz into second, and the York, PA native took a couple peeks under the No. 39M but didn’t have enough. Macri pulled ahead in traffic on his way to Victory Lane.

It was a special night for the 26-year-old. Not only did he get a win so quicky after his injury, he also was victorious on the night Lincoln was celebrating the life of Bobby Allen, who passed away on Sunday, and had a major impact on Pennsylvania, a member of Macri’s team, and the sport as a whole.

“I’m not 100-percent physically,” Macri admitted. “I was getting winded. I could tell I was out of the seat for three weeks. I just kind of had to concentrate on my breathing and pace myself. Going into this weekend, I was honestly just hoping for a top five.

“What better car than a PA car to win the Bobby Allen race. I wanted it for the hometown people. Jacob (Allen) and Logan (Schuchart), our hearts go out to them. I wanted to win it for Joe Mooney (his crew chief) bad too. They (Shark Racing, Allen’s team) had a big part in him getting into Sprint Car racing. He started his career there, and Joe wouldn’t be where he is today without them.”

Macri’s win was his 15th overall Sprint Car checkered flag in 2025 and fourth with The Greatest Show on Dirt. He also secured bragging rights for the Posse as the locals topped four of the six battles against the World of Outlaws in 2025, and Macri was responsible for three of them. His one triumph outside of Pennsylvania against the country’s best Sprint Car drivers was at Eldora Speedway’s Kings Royal in July.

The Posse also owned the second step of the podium as it went to Chase Dietz in the Stehman Motorsports No. 23D. He was also the runner-up at Lincoln in May when the World of Outlaws came to town. Add those two results to his win last Friday at Williams Grove Speedway, and he wound up with a trio of top threes in 2025 against the nation’s top talent.

“We were doing such a good job on those restarts,” Dietz said. “I just needed to get close enough. I just kind of drove up to the side of him, and really at that point it’s just a matter of him making a mistake. But he’s been in that position too often, and he didn’t make any mistakes there.”

Third belonged to Michael “Buddy” Kofoid aboard the Roth Motorsports No. 83 as the Penngrove, CA native was the only World of Outlaws representation on the podium. The big story for the 23-year-old was David Gravel’s troubles. The defending champion slowed with issues under the hood after 12 laps and was unable to get out of the Federated Car Care Work Zone. That combined with Kofoid’s finish allowed him to cut Gravel’s advantage atop the standings from 148 markers to 106. Championship hope stayed alive for Kofoid with eight races to go.

“I felt good,” Kofoid said. “It’s funny because I started fourth, got to third, kind of raced for second, and then back to fourth back to third back to fourth. I was kind of back and forth. I felt good. I just needed longer runs. I felt like I couldn’t really get going on the short runs and just struggled a little bit. The car would like come back to life as the runs went on.”

Sheldon Haudenschild and Troy Wagaman Jr. completed the top five.

Tyler Ross went from 26th to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Anthony Macri claimed his second Simpson Quick Time of 2025 and the eighth of his career in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Anthony Macri (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Buddy Kofoid (Real American Beer Heat Two), David Gravel (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Carson Macedo (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Chad Trout.

David Gravel topped the Toyota Dash.

Cole Macedo won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to David Gravel

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on three tracks in three different states in three days with visits to Putnamville, IN’s Lincoln Park Speedway (Oct. 17), La Salle, IL’s LaSalle Speedway (Oct. 18), and Sun Prairie, WI’s Angell Park Speedway (Oct. 19). For tickets, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]; 2. 23D-Chase Dietz[5]; 3. 83-Michael Kofoid[4]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[12]; 5. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[10]; 6. 8-Brock Zearfoss[8]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart[14]; 8. 75-Cameron Smith[19]; 9. 17B-Bill Balog[15]; 10. 1X-Chad Trout[3]; 11. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[16]; 12. 51-Freddie Rahmer[17]; 13. 5-Tyler Ross[26]; 14. 18-Cory Eliason[18]; 15. 41R-Logan Rumsey[22]; 16. 15S-Kerry Madsen[25]; 17. 6-Zach Hampton[9]; 18. 17N-Dylan Norris[27]; 19. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[11]; 20. 23-Garet Williamson[24]; 21. 2C-Cole Macedo[21]; 22. 99M-Kyle Moody[20]; 23. 41-Carson Macedo[6]; 24. 48-Danny Dietrich[13]; 25. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[23]; 26. 2-David Gravel[1]; 27. 12-Lance Dewease[7]

CONCRETE COMEBACK: Anthony Macri Overcomes Injury, Tames Lincoln to Score Another Victory for the PA Posse

The Dillsburg, PA native didn’t know he’d be able to race until Thursday evening due to an injury, and he ends the weekend in Victory Lane

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (October 11, 2025) – Anthony Macri didn’t even know he’d be able to race this weekend until Thursday night.

A back injury sustained three weeks ago had sidelined him. The Dillsburg, PA native was forced to watch his home state’s crown jewel, the J&S Classics National Open, last week. The itch to get back behind the wheel grew and grew. Finally, medical clearance came Thursday evening, and he climbed aboard the Macri Motorsports No. 39M.

The result? A trip to World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Victory Lane. Macri got reacquainted with the seat on Friday at New Egypt Speedway before a flat tire derailed his night. Then Saturday shifted the scene to home territory for the Pennsylvania Posse star, Abbottstown, PA’s Lincoln Speedway.

Macri advanced from fourth to second in the Toyota Dash to line himself up on the front row for the 35-lap finale. Polesitter David Gravel crossed over a Macri slider and led the first lap, but a yellow on the second circuit gave Macri another shot. This time, Macri opted to rip the fence in Turns 1 and 2, and it paid off as he rocketed around Gravel to take the top spot.

The early laps unfolded, and Carson Macedo quickly asserted himself as a contender as he moved by Gravel for second and closed on Macri. But the engine expired on the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41, ending his night. That elevated Chase Dietz into second, and the York, PA native took a couple peeks under the No. 39M but didn’t have enough. Macri pulled ahead in traffic on his way to Victory Lane.

It was a special night for the 26-year-old. Not only did he get a win so quicky after his injury, he also was victorious on the night Lincoln was celebrating the life of Bobby Allen, who passed away on Sunday, and had a major impact on Pennsylvania, a member of Macri’s team, and the sport as a whole.

“I’m not 100-percent physically,” Macri admitted. “I was getting winded. I could tell I was out of the seat for three weeks. I just kind of had to concentrate on my breathing and pace myself. Going into this weekend, I was honestly just hoping for a top five.

“What better car than a PA car to win the Bobby Allen race. I wanted it for the hometown people. Jacob (Allen) and Logan (Schuchart), our hearts go out to them. I wanted to win it for Joe Mooney (his crew chief) bad too. They (Shark Racing, Allen’s team) had a big part in him getting into Sprint Car racing. He started his career there, and Joe wouldn’t be where he is today without them.”

Macri’s win was his 15th overall Sprint Car checkered flag in 2025 and fourth with The Greatest Show on Dirt. He also secured bragging rights for the Posse as the locals topped four of the six battles against the World of Outlaws in 2025, and Macri was responsible for three of them. His one triumph outside of Pennsylvania against the country’s best Sprint Car drivers was at Eldora Speedway’s Kings Royal in July.

The Posse also owned the second step of the podium as it went to Chase Dietz in the Stehman Motorsports No. 23D. He was also the runner-up at Lincoln in May when the World of Outlaws came to town. Add those two results to his win last Friday at Williams Grove Speedway, and he wound up with a trio of top threes in 2025 against the nation’s top talent.

“We were doing such a good job on those restarts,” Dietz said. “I just needed to get close enough. I just kind of drove up to the side of him, and really at that point it’s just a matter of him making a mistake. But he’s been in that position too often, and he didn’t make any mistakes there.”

Third belonged to Michael “Buddy” Kofoid aboard the Roth Motorsports No. 83 as the Penngrove, CA native was the only World of Outlaws representation on the podium. The big story for the 23-year-old was David Gravel’s troubles. The defending champion slowed with issues under the hood after 12 laps and was unable to get out of the Federated Car Care Work Zone. That combined with Kofoid’s finish allowed him to cut Gravel’s advantage atop the standings from 148 markers to 106. Championship hope stayed alive for Kofoid with eight races to go.

“I felt good,” Kofoid said. “It’s funny because I started fourth, got to third, kind of raced for second, and then back to fourth back to third back to fourth. I was kind of back and forth. I felt good. I just needed longer runs. I felt like I couldn’t really get going on the short runs and just struggled a little bit. The car would like come back to life as the runs went on.”

Sheldon Haudenschild and Troy Wagaman Jr. completed the top five.

Tyler Ross went from 26th to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Anthony Macri claimed his second Simpson Quick Time of 2025 and the eighth of his career in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Anthony Macri (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Buddy Kofoid (Real American Beer Heat Two), David Gravel (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Carson Macedo (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Chad Trout.

David Gravel topped the Toyota Dash.

Cole Macedo won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to David Gravel

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on three tracks in three different states in three days with visits to Putnamville, IN’s Lincoln Park Speedway (Oct. 17), La Salle, IL’s LaSalle Speedway (Oct. 18), and Sun Prairie, WI’s Angell Park Speedway (Oct. 19). For tickets, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]; 2. 23D-Chase Dietz[5]; 3. 83-Michael Kofoid[4]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[12]; 5. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[10]; 6. 8-Brock Zearfoss[8]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart[14]; 8. 75-Cameron Smith[19]; 9. 17B-Bill Balog[15]; 10. 1X-Chad Trout[3]; 11. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[16]; 12. 51-Freddie Rahmer[17]; 13. 5-Tyler Ross[26]; 14. 18-Cory Eliason[18]; 15. 41R-Logan Rumsey[22]; 16. 15S-Kerry Madsen[25]; 17. 6-Zach Hampton[9]; 18. 17N-Dylan Norris[27]; 19. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[11]; 20. 23-Garet Williamson[24]; 21. 2C-Cole Macedo[21]; 22. 99M-Kyle Moody[20]; 23. 41-Carson Macedo[6]; 24. 48-Danny Dietrich[13]; 25. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[23]; 26. 2-David Gravel[1]; 27. 12-Lance Dewease[7]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

15th GT Manufacturers title for Chevrolet; Drivers, Teams championships for Garcia, Sims, Pratt Miller BRASELTON, Ga. (October 11, 2025) – Chevrolet and Corvette Racing swept all three GTD PRO titles in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday with the conclusion of the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Chevrolet claimed the Manufacturers Championship, Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims claimed the Drivers Championship in their No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ No. 3 squad capped the hat trick with the Teams Championship. A runner-up class finish by the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone from Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports secured Chevrolet’s 15th GT class title in IMSA competition and first in GTD PRO. Garcia, Sims and Daniel Juncadella added a third-place class finish for good measure.

“The Chevrolet team is thrilled to win the GTD PRO Manufacturers Championship, our 15th IMSA GT-class title overall,” said Scott Bell, Vice President, Chevrolet. “We take great pride in this win considering the world-class manufacturers we compete against each weekend. I want to recognize and congratulate our Corvette Racing competition and engineering teams, GM Propulsion and our constructor and GTD PRO representative Pratt Miller.”

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The GTD PRO Corvettes recorded a combined nine podiums on the season, including a victory at Virginia International Raceway for Garcia and Sims, who finished the year with six top-three results. In addition, Milner and Catsburg finished second in class not only in Petit Le Mans but also at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The No. 4 also was the quickest Corvette in Friday’s GTD PRO qualifying, earning valuable points for Chevrolet. Saturday’s results also capped the clean sweep of the GTD PRO championships as Garcia and Sims won their first Drivers title together. Garcia is now a six-time IMSA champion – all with Corvette Racing – and Sims is a two-time champion after taking the GTP Drivers title in 2023 in a Cadillac prototype.  In the Teams Championship, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won its 16th title dating back to 2001 and the factory Corvette Racing effort. This is the 13th time that Chevrolet and Corvette Racing swept all three class championships – Manufacturers, Drivers and Teams – in the same season. “Congratulations to Antonio, Alexander, the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R team and everyone at Pratt Miller Motorsports on securing the GTD PRO Drivers and Teams championships,” said Eric Warren, GM Vice President, Global Motorsports Competition. “Their consistent performance throughout the season was a key factor in delivering these titles against the best GT competition in the world. Everyone at Chevrolet is proud of Antonio for his sixth championship with Corvette, Alexander’s first with our program and second with GM, and Pratt Miller Motorsports on its 16th Teams Championship in IMSA competition.” On top of its IMSA success, Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams in GT World Challenge America, European Le Mans Series and FIA World Endurance Championship will race for championships in their respective series in the coming weeks.

Chevrolet, Corvette Sweep GTD PRO Championships at Petit Le Mans15th GT Manufacturers title for Chevrolet; Drivers, Teams championships for Garcia, Sims, Pratt Miller BRASELTON, Ga. (October 11, 2025) – Chevrolet and Corvette Racing swept all three GTD PRO titles in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday with the conclusion of the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Chevrolet claimed the Manufacturers Championship, Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims claimed the Drivers Championship in their No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ No. 3 squad capped the hat trick with the Teams Championship. A runner-up class finish by the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone from Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports secured Chevrolet’s 15th GT class title in IMSA competition and first in GTD PRO. Garcia, Sims and Daniel Juncadella added a third-place class finish for good measure.

“The Chevrolet team is thrilled to win the GTD PRO Manufacturers Championship, our 15th IMSA GT-class title overall,” said Scott Bell, Vice President, Chevrolet. “We take great pride in this win considering the world-class manufacturers we compete against each weekend. I want to recognize and congratulate our Corvette Racing competition and engineering teams, GM Propulsion and our constructor and GTD PRO representative Pratt Miller.”

Corvette Racing Media Resources Documents | Statistics | Photos | Factory Driver Bios |  Chevrolet Newsroom

The GTD PRO Corvettes recorded a combined nine podiums on the season, including a victory at Virginia International Raceway for Garcia and Sims, who finished the year with six top-three results. In addition, Milner and Catsburg finished second in class not only in Petit Le Mans but also at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The No. 4 also was the quickest Corvette in Friday’s GTD PRO qualifying, earning valuable points for Chevrolet. Saturday’s results also capped the clean sweep of the GTD PRO championships as Garcia and Sims won their first Drivers title together. Garcia is now a six-time IMSA champion – all with Corvette Racing – and Sims is a two-time champion after taking the GTP Drivers title in 2023 in a Cadillac prototype.  In the Teams Championship, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won its 16th title dating back to 2001 and the factory Corvette Racing effort. This is the 13th time that Chevrolet and Corvette Racing swept all three class championships – Manufacturers, Drivers and Teams – in the same season. “Congratulations to Antonio, Alexander, the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R team and everyone at Pratt Miller Motorsports on securing the GTD PRO Drivers and Teams championships,” said Eric Warren, GM Vice President, Global Motorsports Competition. “Their consistent performance throughout the season was a key factor in delivering these titles against the best GT competition in the world. Everyone at Chevrolet is proud of Antonio for his sixth championship with Corvette, Alexander’s first with our program and second with GM, and Pratt Miller Motorsports on its 16th Teams Championship in IMSA competition.” On top of its IMSA success, Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams in GT World Challenge America, European Le Mans Series and FIA World Endurance Championship will race for championships in their respective series in the coming weeks.

SATURDAY RECAP – DALLAS Race 18 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

PROCK, BECKMAN QUALIFY 1st AND 3rd, FORCE 6th FOR NHRA TEXAS FALL NATIONALSAll three will have lane choice in Sunday’s first round of eliminations

SATURDAY RECAP – DALLASRace 18 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

PROCK, BECKMAN QUALIFY 1st AND 3rd, FORCE 6th FOR NHRA TEXAS FALL NATIONALSAll three will have lane choice in Sunday’s first round of eliminations

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 11, 2025) – John Force Racing’s Austin Prock, Jack Beckman and Brittany Force held on to their qualifying positions from Friday night’s runs and will have lane choice for Sunday’s first round of eliminations for the 40th NHRA Mission Foods Texas Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. Prock earned his sixth No. 1 qualifying spot of the 2025 season from Friday night’s run of 3.876 seconds at 336.07 mph. The Jimmy Prock/Thomas Prock/Nate Hildahl-led team backed up that run with Saturday’s runs in the heat of 3.998 seconds at 326.44 mph and 3.934 seconds at 330.18 mph. Prock will line up the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car against No. 16 qualifier Blake Alexander (4.124/309.38) in Sunday’s first round of eliminations. Beckman maintained the third spot on the ladder with his Friday night run in the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS Funny Car of 3.892 seconds at 330.83 mph. The PEAK SQUAD, led by Daniel Hood, Chris Cunningham and Tim Fabrisi, ran 4.021 seconds at 309.83 mph in Saturday’s first session. Then, in the final qualifying session, a malfunction in the timing system started the clock in Beckman’s lane despite the car not moving, which then affected his reaction time to the tree and resulted in a lap of 4.800 seconds at 327.77 mph. Beckman will face No. 14 qualifier Dave Richards (4.074/316.81) in Sunday’s first round of eliminations. Force had four very competitive and consistent rounds of qualifying, capped off with Friday night’s run of 3.703 seconds at 340.57 mph, her 11th 340-mph run of the season and the first in Texas Motorplex history. In addition to the run that put her sixth in the qualifying order, the Dave Grubnic/John Collins-led team provided her with runs of  3.874 seconds at 329.79 mph in Q1, 3.863 seconds at 331.32 in Q3 and 3.845 seconds at 330.69 mph in Q4. The two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion will face NO. 11 qualifier Tony Schumacher (3.745/335.50) in Sunday’s first round of eliminations. Final eliminations are scheduled for 10 a.m. C.T. on Sunday, Oct. 12. Quotes from Brittany Force, Monster Energy Top Fuel Dragster: “The Monster Energy team has been very consistent all week long. We’ve gone down the racetrack clean every single lap. We’ve run consistently in the 3.80s and the 3.70 in the Friday night session. So, we’re in a good position qualifying sixth and we line up with Tony Schumacher tomorrow morning. Our plan is to go some rounds on race day. We’ve been out of the winner’s circle since Epping in June, so we’d love to do it here at the Texas Motorplex.” Quotes from Austin Prock, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “The points are so close right now, so we just have to focus on going out and winning every race that’s left,” Prock said. “Whoever wins the most in this next three-race shootout is going to be world champion. We’ve got to focus on our race car and what we’re doing, and right now, our race car looks good. We need to get as many of those (wins) as we can. “I feel like our two runs today were more impressive than our run last night, getting down the racetrack efficiently and quickly and a few hundredths ahead of the field definitely feels good.” Quotes from Jack Beckman, PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS Funny Car: ‘In three of the four qualifying runs, our PEAK Chevy was quick enough to be a top three car. We’ll have lane choice tomorrow against Dave Richards and that car runs consistent. At this point, the quickest session almost certainly will be first round tomorrow. We start an hour earlier than we normally would here, and it’s just going to get hotter from that point on. So, we know we have enough car to outrun Richards oi both teams perform at their best, but we don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves. We’re looking to protect lane choice for tomorrow, so we have to be aggressive first round. TV ScheduleTelevision coverage on Sunday, Oct. 12, includes qualifying action on FS1 from 10 a.m. – noon ET and then eliminations coverage on FOX from 2-4 p.m. ET and 4:30-6:30 p.m. ET.

Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang Dark Horse will start Sunday’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from 29th place. Berry, who earned his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory at the track earlier this season, posted a lap of 180.548 miles per hour in Saturday’s qualifying session. In practice before qualifying, Berry ranked 34th on the speed chart with a best lap of 176.390 mph on his fourth of 35 laps. Among drivers who ran 10 consecutive laps, he was 28th best with an average speed of 175.292 mph from Laps 2–11. Berry told reporters at Las Vegas that he and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are working hard to end the season on a high note. “We’re just going each and every week and trying to perform the best we can,” he said. “We obviously want to do what we can to learn about our cars and help Ryan and Joey as much as we can through these last few races. “But for us we just want to string together some solid runs and finish the season strong. The guys have been doing a really good job, and we’re just trying to build some momentum for next year.” Berry also said conditions have changed since he won at Las Vegas in March. “We’re on a different tire that we ran at Kansas and a couple of times before that,” he said. “So it’s a little bit different tire, so we’re trying to take what we learned there and apply that to here the best we can. “Obviously the weather is different too, but I would say it’s fairly similar, but we’ve tried to adjust for the tire and the weather and hopefully get it right.” Sunday’s 267-lap, 400.5-mile race is scheduled to take the green flag just after 5:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. Stage breaks are planned for Laps 80 and 165.

First No. 1 seed of 2025 season for former world champion

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 11, 2025) – In the Friday night qualifying session of the Texas Fall Nationals, Shawn Langdon threw down a blistering 3.684 elapsed time to earn the No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Fuel for tomorrow’s eliminations. It’s the first No. 1 qualifier of the season for Langdon as he seeks to claw his way back in the Top Fuel championship hunt with just three race days remaining this season. 

Closely behind Langdon is defending Texas Fall Nationals Top Fuel winner, Justin Ashley, who earned the third seed, with Antron Brown in fourth, points leader Doug Kalitta in fifth and Texas native Steve Torrence in seventh. 

In Funny Car, Ron Capps also had a successful Friday night session, earning the No. 2 seed with a 3.889 elapsed time. Capps looks to have a long Sunday at Texas Motorplex to inch closer in the Funny Car title fight. J.R. Todd fires off tomorrow as the No. 10 seed.

Tomorrow’s eliminations begin at 11 a.m. EST with TV coverage beginning at 4:30 p.m. EST on FOX.

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Race 18 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	1st	M. King
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	3rd	D. Foley
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	4th	I. Zetterstrom
Doug Kalitta	Mobil Delvac Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	5th	J. Salinas
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	7th	J. Hart

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Austin Prock*	Cornwell Tools Chevrolet Funny Car*	1st*	B. Alexander
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	2nd	A. Laughlin
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	10th	C. Pedregon

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

SHAWN LANGDON, Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Qualifying Result: 1st

How would you assess your qualifying runs heading into tomorrow?

“It’s nice to be able to make some good runs on Friday and Saturday. Last night set the tone, and then today, we were just trying to manage getting down the track and pick up some qualifying bonus points, which is critical at this point in the season. We have a good car and a lot of confidence for tomorrow. We’re excited about race day”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Qualifying Result: 2nd

How has the weekend been so far and what are you looking forward to tomorrow?

LANGDON CLAIMS TOP FUEL NO. 1 QUALIFIER FOR TEXAS FALL NATIONALS

First No. 1 seed of 2025 season for former world champion

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 11, 2025) – In the Friday night qualifying session of the Texas Fall Nationals, Shawn Langdon threw down a blistering 3.684 elapsed time to earn the No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Fuel for tomorrow’s eliminations. It’s the first No. 1 qualifier of the season for Langdon as he seeks to claw his way back in the Top Fuel championship hunt with just three race days remaining this season. 

Closely behind Langdon is defending Texas Fall Nationals Top Fuel winner, Justin Ashley, who earned the third seed, with Antron Brown in fourth, points leader Doug Kalitta in fifth and Texas native Steve Torrence in seventh. 

In Funny Car, Ron Capps also had a successful Friday night session, earning the No. 2 seed with a 3.889 elapsed time. Capps looks to have a long Sunday at Texas Motorplex to inch closer in the Funny Car title fight. J.R. Todd fires off tomorrow as the No. 10 seed.

Tomorrow’s eliminations begin at 11 a.m. EST with TV coverage beginning at 4:30 p.m. EST on FOX.

Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

Texas Motorplex

NHRA Texas Fall Nationals

Race 18 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	1st	M. King
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	3rd	D. Foley
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	4th	I. Zetterstrom
Doug Kalitta	Mobil Delvac Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	5th	J. Salinas
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	7th	J. Hart

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Austin Prock*	Cornwell Tools Chevrolet Funny Car*	1st*	B. Alexander
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	2nd	A. Laughlin
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	10th	C. Pedregon

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

SHAWN LANGDON, Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Qualifying Result: 1st

How would you assess your qualifying runs heading into tomorrow?

“It’s nice to be able to make some good runs on Friday and Saturday. Last night set the tone, and then today, we were just trying to manage getting down the track and pick up some qualifying bonus points, which is critical at this point in the season. We have a good car and a lot of confidence for tomorrow. We’re excited about race day”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Qualifying Result: 2nd

How has the weekend been so far and what are you looking forward to tomorrow?

“Great qualifying effort from the NAPA Auto Care Toyota team! Any time we can get in the top half of the field for Sunday, you get lane choice and that’s always a goal, and to be No. 2 is helpful. This track, as hot as it is, it’s very difficult to negotiate as a driver so the Toyota GR Supra Funny Car body has been very nice to have, especially when we get into the heat of the day that we’ll see tomorrow. It’s going to be tough. This is the time of the year where you have to make a run for a world championship, and this race always has something to say about who will do it. We’re looking to have the success we’ve had here in the past as we had back-to-back wins on the way to back-to-back championships. We’ll see if we can get that going again.”

HUTCHINSON, KS (Oct. 10, 2025) — For the first time, in a career spanning over two decades, Whit Gastineau is an American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) Feature winner.

The 41-year-old from Moore, OK, has been a winner of many regional 305 and 360 Sprint Car events in the past, establishing himself as one of Oklahoma’s standout local names. But Friday at Salt City Speedway was his night to shine on the national stage, leading all 20 laps around the historic half-mile oval on the Kansas State Fairgrounds and capturing one of the biggest wins of his career.

Blake Hahn. Sam Hafertepe Jr. Matt Covington. The three drivers that finished behind Gastineau have been the top three drivers in the points championship chase for the majority of the season, combining for 15 Feature wins. But Gastineau left them behind.

“I always knew we could beat them,” Gastineau said. “For the longest time, I didn’t have the equipment to run with them. I can’t thank Jim Ellison enough. I’ve raced as long or longer than all of these guys, but for the longest time, I just didn’t have the equipment to do it.

“We all have jobs, so we come out and race when we can. We’ve got kids and sporting events and all that, so we just kinda race when we can. I always knew I could race with these guys.”

Gastineau’s winning move came on the opening lap of the main event, powering around the outside of Hahn, the polesitter, for the lead out of Turn 4.

“He got the jump on me again and I knew I had to press the issue to get around him as quick as I could,” Gastineau said. “He was on the bottom, so I wasn’t gonna pass him on the bottom, so I had to make it work. I just tried to stay even with him and then drive it harder than him going into the corner and was able to squeeze by him. Once I was by him, I knew our car was good, so I just checked out.”

The race’s lone caution flag appeared with 11 laps complete for debris on the frontstretch, which was a welcomed pause in the action in Gastineau’s mind as he caught the tail end of the field.

“I didn’t like the lapped traffic; I’m glad there was a caution,” Gastineau said. “Even after the caution, I wasn’t trying to catch the lapped cars. I was trying to pace myself and get to the checkered flag and not catch them.”

The green flag dropped on the restart and Gastineau took off once again, leaving the field behind him as he sped off to the $4,000 payday.

Hahn crossed the stripe second, bagging his 10th podium finish of the season.

“I felt like we had a better car in traffic, but the cautions just didn’t really fall out perfectly,” Hahn said. “Had a good car for tonight; hopefully, we can learn from it tonight and get a little bit better for tomorrow and get one step better.”

Hafertepe, the current points leader, crossed the finish line third to claim his 17th podium finish of the season and expanded his lead over Covington in the standings to 151 points.

“I want to thank everybody that’s been putting this deal together for us all year,” Hafertepe said. “Miles (Hill) doing what he does for our race team, and I want to thank Daryl (Turford) for coming on, and Cody (Fidler) has been sticking it out all year and learning quite a bit. We’ve got a good group of guys right now, just need a few things to fall our way and we can be knocking off some more wins.”

Covington finished fourth after starting fourth, while Austyn Gossel advanced from seventh on the starting grid to complete the top five.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action at Salt City Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 11, with a $6,000 grand prize on the line.

Tickets for the event are on sale in advance; click here to purchase. If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Whit Gastineau Goes Flag-to-Flag at Salt City for First Career National ASCS Win

HUTCHINSON, KS (Oct. 10, 2025) — For the first time, in a career spanning over two decades, Whit Gastineau is an American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) Feature winner.

The 41-year-old from Moore, OK, has been a winner of many regional 305 and 360 Sprint Car events in the past, establishing himself as one of Oklahoma’s standout local names. But Friday at Salt City Speedway was his night to shine on the national stage, leading all 20 laps around the historic half-mile oval on the Kansas State Fairgrounds and capturing one of the biggest wins of his career.

Blake Hahn. Sam Hafertepe Jr. Matt Covington. The three drivers that finished behind Gastineau have been the top three drivers in the points championship chase for the majority of the season, combining for 15 Feature wins. But Gastineau left them behind.

“I always knew we could beat them,” Gastineau said. “For the longest time, I didn’t have the equipment to run with them. I can’t thank Jim Ellison enough. I’ve raced as long or longer than all of these guys, but for the longest time, I just didn’t have the equipment to do it.

“We all have jobs, so we come out and race when we can. We’ve got kids and sporting events and all that, so we just kinda race when we can. I always knew I could race with these guys.”

Gastineau’s winning move came on the opening lap of the main event, powering around the outside of Hahn, the polesitter, for the lead out of Turn 4.

“He got the jump on me again and I knew I had to press the issue to get around him as quick as I could,” Gastineau said. “He was on the bottom, so I wasn’t gonna pass him on the bottom, so I had to make it work. I just tried to stay even with him and then drive it harder than him going into the corner and was able to squeeze by him. Once I was by him, I knew our car was good, so I just checked out.”

The race’s lone caution flag appeared with 11 laps complete for debris on the frontstretch, which was a welcomed pause in the action in Gastineau’s mind as he caught the tail end of the field.

“I didn’t like the lapped traffic; I’m glad there was a caution,” Gastineau said. “Even after the caution, I wasn’t trying to catch the lapped cars. I was trying to pace myself and get to the checkered flag and not catch them.”

The green flag dropped on the restart and Gastineau took off once again, leaving the field behind him as he sped off to the $4,000 payday.

Hahn crossed the stripe second, bagging his 10th podium finish of the season.

“I felt like we had a better car in traffic, but the cautions just didn’t really fall out perfectly,” Hahn said. “Had a good car for tonight; hopefully, we can learn from it tonight and get a little bit better for tomorrow and get one step better.”

Hafertepe, the current points leader, crossed the finish line third to claim his 17th podium finish of the season and expanded his lead over Covington in the standings to 151 points.

“I want to thank everybody that’s been putting this deal together for us all year,” Hafertepe said. “Miles (Hill) doing what he does for our race team, and I want to thank Daryl (Turford) for coming on, and Cody (Fidler) has been sticking it out all year and learning quite a bit. We’ve got a good group of guys right now, just need a few things to fall our way and we can be knocking off some more wins.”

Covington finished fourth after starting fourth, while Austyn Gossel advanced from seventh on the starting grid to complete the top five.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action at Salt City Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 11, with a $6,000 grand prize on the line.

Tickets for the event are on sale in advance; click here to purchase. If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 5. 16G-Austyn Gossel[7]; 6. 36-Jason Martin[10]; 7. 2J-Zach Blurton[6]; 8. 71-Brady Baker[8]; 9. 10-Landon Britt[17]; 10. 88K-Jordan Knight[9]; 11. 45X-Kyler Johnson[14]; 12. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[12]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[19]; 14. 0BS-Jesse Pate[11]; 15. 12W-Dale Wester[15]; 16. 88R-Ryder Laplante[16]; 17. 12H-Elijah Gile[13]; 18. (DNF) 2B-Garrett Benson[5]; 19. (DNF) 3D-Jake Diehl[18]; 20. (DNS) 88C-Brogan Carder; 21. (DNS) 11K-Tyler Knight